erode

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.

It is a vivid thing, wonderfully eroded. — The Book of the National Parks, Robert Sterling Yard
“When an iceberg is eroded at the base by warmer waters or by repeated collisions, its center of gravity rises. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne
Alas, a harder fate is mine, Reft both of realm and queen to pine, And, like the bank which floods erode, I sink beneath my sorrow’s load. — The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse, Valmiki

gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away

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