Erode

v. t.	1.	To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding.] The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. - Am. Cyc.
	2.	(Geol. & Phys. Geog.) To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land.
	3.	to reduce or lessen as if by eroding; as, a politician's base of support is eroded by evidence of corruption; the buying power of the dollar is eroded by inflation.

Verb	1.	erode - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" Synonyms: eat at, gnaw at, gnaw, wear away
	2.	erode - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" Synonyms: eat away, fret

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