| erode(verb, attack, decline, hurt, reduce) |
| gnaw(verb, break, attack, hurt, ruin) |
| consume(verb, decline, hurt, reduce, ruin) |
| eat(verb, attack, destroy, consume, exhaust) |
| fret(verb, rub, erode, eat away) |
| rot(verb, break, decline, hurt, reduce) |
| waste(verb, decline, destroy, diminish, blow) |
| wear away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, attack) |
| deteriorate(verb, decline, hurt, reduce, destroy) |
| rust(verb, break, dull, hurt, reduce) |
| canker(verb, ruin, destroy, corrupt, eat) |
| decay(noun, verb, decline, hurt, reduce) |
| wear(verb, attack, hurt, ruin, destroy) |
| bite(verb, attack, hurt, destroy, smart) |
| degenerate(verb, decline, reduce, fail, lower) |
| destroy(verb, deterioration, eat, wear) |
| decompose(verb, decline, hurt, reduce, destroy) |
| eat away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, reduce) |
| etch(verb, hurt, reduce, smart, consume) |
| damage(verb, break, dull, hurt, cause) |