Antonyms for erodes


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-rohd
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈroʊd


Definition of erodes

Origin :
  • 1610s, a back-formation from erosion, or else from French éroder, from Latin erodere "to gnaw away, consume" (see erosion). Related: Eroded; eroding. Originally of acids, ulcers, etc.; geological sense is from 1830.
  • verb deteriorate; wear away
Example sentences :
  • The flood scours the bed of the river, erodes its banks, and threatens to find a way amongst the estates.
  • Extract from : « The Argentine Republic » by Pierre Denis
  • It erodes the guns much less than any European powder except, possibly, that of the Germans.
  • Extract from : « New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 » by Various
  • Running water dissolves and erodes away the earthy materials with which it comes in contact.
  • Extract from : « In Beaver World » by Enos Abijah Mills

Synonyms for erodes

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