Synonyms: wear away, erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at
Definition: become ground down or deteriorate
Usage: Her confidence eroded
Similar words: dilapidate, crumble, decay
Definition: fall into decay or ruin
Usage: The unoccupied house started to decay
Definition: diminish, as by friction
Usage: Erosion wore away the surface
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Synonyms: wear away, whittle away, whittle down
Definition: cut away in small pieces
Similar words: damage
Definition: inflict damage upon
Usage: The snow damaged the roof; She damaged the car when she hit the tree