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erodieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • degrade verb To lower someone's dignity or status; to humiliate.
  • erode verb To gradually wear away, especially by water, wind, or chemical action.

Senses

erodieren is used for these senses in English:

  • degrade (transitive, geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
  • erode To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.

degrade — full definition

  1. verb To lower someone's dignity or status; to humiliate.
  2. verb To reduce something's quality, strength, or condition over time.

erode — full definition

  1. verb To gradually wear away, especially by water, wind, or chemical action.
  2. verb To gradually weaken or destroy something over time.

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