Verb

• S: (v) whittle away, whittle down, wear away (cut away in small pieces)
• S: (v) wear away, wear off (diminish, as by friction) "Erosion wore away the surface"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
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• S: (v) erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away (become ground down or deteriorate) "Her confidence eroded"