erodee‧rode /ɪˈroʊd/ ●○○ AWL verb 
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[intransitive, transitive] earth science to destroy something gradually by the action of wind, rain, or acid, or to be destroyed in this way: 
The cliffs had been eroded by the ocean.2[transitive] to gradually reduce someone’s power, authority, etc.: The government was accused of eroding civil rights.
1 [intransitive, transitive] earth science to destroy something gradually by the action of wind, rain, or acid, or to be destroyed in this way: The cliffs had been eroded by the ocean.2[transitive] to gradually reduce someone’s power, authority, etc.: The government was accused of eroding civil rights.
