Definitions for erode
ɪˈroʊderode

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear awayverb

   become ground down or deteriorate

   "Her confidence eroded"

2. erode, eat away, fretverb

   remove soil or rock

   "Rain eroded the terraces"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. erodeverb

   To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ERODEverb

   To canker, or eat away; to corrode.

   Etymology: erodo, Latin.

   It hath been anciently received, that the sea-hare hath antipathy with the lungs, if it cometh near the body, and erodeth them. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 983.

   The blood, being too sharp or thin, erodes the vessel. Wise.

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1. Erode

   Erode ([iːɾoːɽɯ]) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Erode district. Administered by a city municipal corporation since 2008, Erode is a part of Erode Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member of parliament. Located on the banks of River Kaveri, it is situated centrally on South Indian Peninsula, about 400 kilometres (249 mi) southwest of its state capital Chennai, 250 kilometres (155 mi) south of Bengaluru, 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Coimbatore and 275 kilometres (171 mi) east of Kochi. Erode is an agricultural, textile and a BPO hub and among the largest producers of turmeric, hand-loom and knitwear, and food products.

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1. erode

   To erode is to gradually wear away or destroy something through natural processes, such as water, wind, or chemical action. This term can be used in the context of physical landscapes, but can also be metaphorical, as in eroding one's patience or confidence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Erodeverb

   to eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh

2. Etymology: [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.]

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1. Erode

   Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about 400 kilometres southwest of the state capital Chennai and about 80 kilometres east of Coimbatore on the banks of the river Kaveri. It is well known for hand loom, power loom textile products and ready made garments. It is referred to as 'loom city' or 'turmeric city'.

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1. Erode

   e-rōd′, v.t. to eat away: to wear away.—n. Erō′dent, a caustic drug.—adj. Erōse′, gnawed.—n. Erō′sion, act or state of eating or being eaten away.—adj. Erō′sive, having the property of eating away. [L. e, out, rodĕre, rosum, to gnaw.]

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1. doree

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of erode in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of erode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of erode in a Sentence

1. Sean Henderson:

   If the market stays in a range for an extended period of time, my retirement account will be dead money that inflation could erode, with options, I can place non-directional trades that make money through time decay.

2. Kim Eng Tan:

   A further slowdown in Thailand's economic growth trajectory could erode its sovereign credit metrics over the next few years even without a possible violent confrontation in the country.

3. Matthias Zelinger:

   This could erode the competitiveness of Germany as a reference market for component manufacturers.

4. Jeff Clarke:

   What we know is market conditions continue to erode with an uncertain future, the steps we’ve taken to stay ahead of downturn impacts – which enabled several strong quarters in a row – are no longer enough. We now have to make additional decisions to prepare for the road ahead.

5. President Barack Obama:

   Alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism, fear can feed our most selfish impulses and erode the bonds of community.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=erode
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Erode
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=erode
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erode
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erode
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=erode
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=erode
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=erode