Erode and Scour

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Erode

Erode verb - To damage or diminish by continued friction.

Usage example: the winds and desert sands have eroded much of the original surface of these ancient monuments

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Scour and erode are semantically related in wash topic. In some cases you can use "Scour" instead a verb "Erode", when it comes to topics like deteriorate.

Nearby Words: erosion, eroding

Scour

Scour verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

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Synonyms for Scour

Erode and scour are semantically related in wash topic. You can use "Erode" instead a verb "Scour".

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

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Common collocations

life	erode life	scour life
world	erode world	scour world
surface	erode surface	scour surface

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