erode: meaning and definitions

To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore.

To eat into; corrode.

To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley.

To cause to diminish or deteriorate as if by eating into or wearing away: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution” ( C.L. Sulzberger).

To become worn or eaten away: The cliffs have eroded over the centuries. Public confidence in the administration eroded.