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The Clue

Disintegrate slowly (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
Eat at
Molder
Undermine
Wear
Chip away at
Decay by degrees
Destroy gradually
Eat away
Eat away at
Fall away
Lose support
Sap slowly
Slowly destroy
Subject of ablation
Subject to planation
Undermine gradually
Wash away
Wear away
Wear down
Whittle away
Withdraw from the bank?
Fall off, as support
Make bank withdrawals?
Opposite of build up
Partly eat away
Show signs of weakening
Wash away, as a bank

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"