different between erode vs foreland

English

Etymology

From French éroder, from Latin erodere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????d/, /???o?d/
• Rhymes: -??d, -o?d

Verb

erode (third-person singular simple present erodes, present participle eroding, simple past and past participle eroded)

1. To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction.
2. (figuratively) To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.

   to erode a person's trust

Related terms

• erosion

Translations

Anagrams

• doree

Italian

Verb

erode

1. third-person singular present indicative of erodere

Latin

Verb

?r?de

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ?r?d?

Portuguese

Verb

erode

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of erodir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of erodir

English

Etymology

From Middle English foreland, equivalent to fore- +? land.

Noun

foreland (plural forelands)

1. A headland.
2. (geology) In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• forelond, furland

Etymology

fore- +? lond.

Noun

foreland (plural forelandes)

1. headland

Descendants

• English: foreland
• Yola: furloan

References

• “f??r(e-land, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.