1 to slowly reduce or destroy something:
His behaviour over the last few months has eroded my confidence in his judgment.
2 to weaken or damage something by taking away parts of it gradually, or to become weaker in this way:
3 to slowly reduce or destroy something, or to be slowly reduced or destroyed:
Second, large integrative interest groups with close links to political parties are rapidly eroding.
Hierarchical regionalism has been eroding since the 1970s.
Today, economic internationalisation and the supremacy of liberalism are eroding the foundations of this economic, political and social equilibrium.
They are apprehensive about the future of their lives in an aging society when social policy programs are widely regarded as steadily eroding.
He worries that the reach of the national tax authority is eroding as financial services regulators are established to monitor off-shore dealings.
She perseveres in her role, but the power base by which she rose and flourished has been eroded.
Even if market-oriented policies enjoy initial popular backing, such support is likely to be eroded over time in the face of unemployment and income gaps.
The surface of the figure is highly eroded; slip is not preserved.
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