Erode synonyms

ĭ-rōd'

To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:

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To erode gradually and progressively

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decay (related)

To rot or decompose

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(Intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.

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(Now chiefly UK dialectal) To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.

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To work upon insidiously and cause to deteriorate

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build (antonym)

To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create:

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To eat is defined as to put food in the mouth, chew and swallow or to use up.

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To bite repeatedly

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become ground down or deteriorate

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denude (related)

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recede (related)

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erosion (related)

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construct (antonym)

To form by assembling or combining parts; build.

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fix (antonym)

To mend, to repair.

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rebuild (antonym)

To remodel or make extensive changes in:

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become ground down or deteriorate

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weaken (related)

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diminish (related)

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degrade (related)

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To expend; use up:

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To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

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To render into crumbs.

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To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:

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To become or cause to be coated with rust, as iron

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(Intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

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attack (related)

To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.

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undermine (related)

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Gradually to erode or corrode.

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To be irritated, annoyed, or querulous; worry

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Find another word for erode. In this page you can discover 30 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for erode, like: destroy, wear away, decay, disintegrate, wear, corrode, build, eat, gnaw, gnaw at and denude.