vt, erod*ed  erod*ing  1  :  to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer) <acids that the teeth>  <bone eroded by cancer>   2  :  to remove with an abrasive <a dental tool that s the decayed area>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  aer·ate  eared  ERT 
 
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