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Synonyms for erode

to consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction

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Synonyms for erode

become ground down or deteriorate

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remove soil or rock

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"I have never forgotten how the deprivation of work erodes human beings, those not working and those related to them," he writes.
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The seafloor has such an extreme incline because groundwater percolates down to the base of the continental slope and erodes the rock there, causing collapse at the bottom.
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Entry to 3520 is not through its oriel screen but by an adjacent hinged metal leaf -- a stage door right under the marquee -- which further erodes the corner.
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