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Webster 1913 Edition


Erode

E-rode′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Eroded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Eroding
.]
[L.
erodere
,
erosum
;
e
out +
rodere
to gnaw. See
Rodent
.]
1.
To eat into or away; to corrode;
as, canker
erodes
the flesh
.
“The blood . . . erodes the vessels.”
Wiseman.
The smaller charge is more apt to . . .
erode
the gun.
Am. Cyc.

Webster 1828 Edition


Erode

ERO'DE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. erodo; e and rodo, to gnaw.] To eat in or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.
The blood, being too sharp or thin, erodes the vessels.

Definition 2024


érode

érode

See also: erode, Erode, and érodé

French

Verb

érode

  1. first-person singular present indicative of éroder
  2. third-person singular present indicative of éroder
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of éroder
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of éroder
  5. second-person singular imperative of éroder

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