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The Clue
Destroy gradually (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ERODE
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Notes
The answer ERODE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.
Related Clues
Deteriorate
Disintegrate
Molder
Undermine
Wear
Become weatherworn
Chip away
Chip away at
Cut into
Decrease, as support
Destroy slowly
Diminish by degrees
Eat away
Lose ground?
Remove gradually
Rot slowly
Slowly destroy
Subject to planation
Undermine gradually
Wear away
Wear down
Withdraw from the bank?
Opposite of build up
Wash away, as soil
Definition
ERODE as a verb:
1. (erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away) = become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
2. (erode, eat away, fret) = remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"