āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to erode
01
āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž, āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
(of natural forces such as wind, water, or other environmental factors) to gradually wear away or diminish the surface of a material
Transitive: to erode the surface of a material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Wind and rain eroded the exposed rocks on the mountaintop.
āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰāĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1
āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāώāĻž
to undergo gradual wearing away or reduction in size, typically as a result of natural forces or environmental factors
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, exposed rock surfaces in the desert erode due to wind and sand.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§, āĻŽāϰā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āϤāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāϰāĻž
to gradually destroy someone's confidence, trust, or emotional well-being due to negative experiences or influences
Transitive: to erode a person's emotional well-being
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The betrayal by a trusted friend slowly eroded his trust in others.
āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻāĻžāϤāĻāϤāĻž āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2.1
āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāϰāĻž
(of one's confidence, trust, or emotional well-being) to gradually decline due to prolonged exposure to negative experiences or influences
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Betty 's trust in friendship eroded when her confidences were repeatedly betrayed.
āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻāĻžāϤāĻāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
eroded
eroding
erode
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