0 present participle of erode
2 to slowly reduce or destroy something:
His behaviour over the last few months has eroded my confidence in his judgment.
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.
And we can confirm that, in all three countries, perceptions of official corruption undermine satisfaction with democracy, perhaps by eroding confidence in state institutions.
Staff costs dominate the costs of care, and not surprisingly providers identified increases in salaries and wages as eroding their financial viability.
In deciding what to do and how to do it they must pay attention to promoting trust and not eroding it.
