[ɪˈrəʊd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land)
(e.g: the cliffs on this coast have been eroded by the sea)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from French éroder or Latin erodere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + rodere ‘gnaw’