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  • verb Gradually to erode or corrode.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb remove soil or rock
  • verb wear away or erode

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synonyms (45)

Words with the same meaning

  1. abate
  2. abrade
  3. abstract
  4. bate
  5. bite
  6. canker
  7. corrode
  8. curtail
  9. decrease
  10. deduct
  11. depreciate
  12. derogate
  13. detract
  14. diminish
  15. disparage
  16. drain
  17. eat
  18. eat into
  19. erode
  20. extract
  21. file away
  22. gnaw
  23. impair
  24. leach
  25. lessen
  26. nibble away
  27. oxidize
  28. purify
  29. reduce
  30. refine
  31. remove
  32. retrench
  33. rub away
  34. rust
  35. scour
  36. shorten
  37. subduct
  38. subtract
  39. take away
  40. take from
  41. thin
  42. thin out
  43. wear away
  44. weed
  45. withdraw

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. corrode
  2. rust

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