1. To become ground down or deteriorate; SYN. gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away.
2. To remove soil or rock, as of wind or water; SYN. eat away, fret.

1. To deplete of strength or vitality
2. To drain off the color in the course of laundering.
3. To lose color in the process of being washed.
4. To make useless by the force of water
5. To wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt.

1. To clean one's body by immersion into water; SYN. bath.
2. To cleanse the entire body.
3. To suffuse with or as if with light.