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cor·rode

Audio Help [kuh-rohd] Pronunciation Key verb, -rod·ed, -rod·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical action.

2.	to impair; deteriorate: Jealousy corroded his character.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to become corroded.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L corrōdere to gnaw to pieces, equiv. to cor- cor- + rōdere to gnaw; akin to rodent

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—Related forms

cor·rod·ent, noun

cor·rod·er, noun

cor·rod·i·ble, adjective

cor·rod·i·bil·i·ty, noun

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cor·rode Audio Help   (kə-rōd') Pronunciation Key
v.   cor·rod·ed, cor·rod·ing, cor·rodes

v.   tr.

To destroy a metal or alloy gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action: acid corroding metal.
To impair steadily; deteriorate: "Doubt and mistrust could creep into our lives, corroding personal and professional relationships" (Philip Taubman).

v. intr.
To be eaten or worn away.

[Middle English corroden, from Latin corrōdere, to gnaw away : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + rōdere, to gnaw; see rēd- in Indo-European roots.]

cor·rod'i·ble, cor·ro'si·ble (-rō'sə-bəl) adj.

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corroded
adjective
eaten away as by acid or oxidation

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