| consume(verb, decline, hurt, reduce, destroy) |
| chafe(verb, decline, hurt, damage, diminish) |
| chip away at(expression, idiom, challenge, weaken, dent) |
| crumble(verb, decline, destroy, use, exhaust) |
| disintegrate(verb, destroy, exhaust, drain, deteriorate) |
| fray(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use) |
| gall(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use) |
| rub(verb, decline, hurt, diminish, decrease) |
| undermine(verb, diminish, challenge, weaken, shape) |
| wane |
| become worn away(expression, idiom) |
| break down slowly(expression, idiom) |
| carve a canyon(expression, idiom) |
| cause to deteriorate(expression, idiom) |
| curtail(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| deteriorate(verb, decline, hurt, reduce, destroy) |
| dissolve(verb, hurt, reduce, smart, consume) |
| eat into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, reduce) |
| form a gully(expression, idiom) |
| impair(verb, decline, hurt, reduce, ruin) |