Origin: 1600-1700 Latin erodere to eat away, from rodere
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
erode
Simple Form
Present
it
erodes
Past
it
eroded
Present perfect
it
has eroded
Past perfect
it
had eroded
Future
it
will erode
Future perfect
it
will have eroded
Continuous Form
Present
it
is eroding
Past
it
was eroding
Present perfect
it
has been eroding
Past perfect
it
had been eroding
Future
it
will be eroding
Future perfect
it
will have been eroding
1 [intransitive, transitive]earth science if the weather or water erodes rock or soil, or it erodes, it is gradually destroyed or washed away: Hard rains have eroded topsoil in the Midwest. The south beach has eroded significantly.2[intransitive, transitive] if someone’s power, authority, confidence, etc. erodes, or something erodes it, it is gradually reduced or becomes weaker: Failure had eroded her confidence. [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin erodere to eat away, from rodere] → see alsoerosion