Tuesday, August 29, 2017

ERODE

WORD: ERODE

MEANING:
1. To wear (something) away by erosion: Waves eroded the shore.
2. To eat into or eat away the substance of: Acidic water erodes pipes. Arthritis had eroded the cartilage.
3. To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley.
4. To cause to diminish or deteriorate: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution" (C.L. Sulzberger).


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. For politicians, tunnel vision is a deadly handicap. Politics is often the art of making most of the opportunities but exclusive focus on present can erode the possibilities of the future.

PRONOUNCE:
e·rode - इरोड / ईरोड

LINK: ERODE

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