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erode
What does erode mean?
erode (verb): become ground down or deteriorate.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use erode in a sentence?
- Her confidence eroded. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce erode?
/ɪˈɹoʊd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does erode come from?
From French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “erode” mean?
stop moving or become immobilized
Not quite: that's what freeze means.
to find a solution to (a problem)
Not quite: that's what resolve means.
to interrupt an activity and wait
Not quite: that's what pause means.
become ground down or deteriorate
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