erode

English Thesaurus

1. remove soil or rock (verb.change)

hypernym	:	damage,
definition	:	inflict damage upon (verb.change)

hyponym	:	wash,
definition	:	form by erosion (verb.change)

2. become ground down or deteriorate (verb.change)

hypernym	:	crumble, decay, dilapidate,
definition	:	fall into decay or ruin (verb.change)

3. remove soil or rock (verb.change)

derivation	:	eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away,
definition	:	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (noun.process)

derivation	:	erosion,
definition	:	condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (noun.state)

derivation	:	erosive,
definition	:	wearing away by friction (adj.all)

4. become ground down or deteriorate (verb.change)

derivation	:	eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away,
definition	:	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (noun.process)

derivation	:	erosion,
definition	:	condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (noun.state)

derivation	:	caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant, vitriolic,
definition	:	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action (adj.all)

5. remove soil or rock (verb.change)

derivation	:	eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away,
definition	:	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (noun.process)

derivation	:	erosion,
definition	:	condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (noun.state)

derivation	:	erosive,
definition	:	wearing away by friction (adj.all)

6. become ground down or deteriorate (verb.change)

derivation	:	eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away,
definition	:	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (noun.process)

derivation	:	erosion,
definition	:	condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (noun.state)

derivation	:	caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant, vitriolic,
definition	:	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action (adj.all)