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Erode

🔄 Synonyms of "Erode"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fretverb	(transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
gnawverb	(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
eat awayverb	(figurative) To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.
wear awayverb	To erode gradually and progressively.
gnaw atverb	become ground down or deteriorate
eat atverb	become ground down or deteriorate

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Erode"

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Word	Definition
wear awayverb	To erode gradually and progressively.
eat awayverb	(figurative) To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.
gnawverb	(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
fretverb	(transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
eat atverb	become ground down or deteriorate
gnaw atverb	become ground down or deteriorate
corrodeverb	(transitive) To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
dampenverb	(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
blurverb	To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
diluteverb	(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
twingeverb	(intransitive) To have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch.
undercutverb	To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
eatverb	(ambitransitive) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
crumbleverb	(transitive) To break into crumbs.
curtailverb	(transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.
dangleverb	(intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
disintegrateverb	(intransitive) To fall apart; to break up into parts.
destroyverb	(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
decreaseverb	(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
diminishverb	(transitive) To make smaller.