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cor·rode       [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]

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

v.   tr.
  1. To destroy a metal or alloy gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action: acid corroding metal.
  2. 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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
corrode 
c.1400, from O.Fr. corroder, from L. corrodere "to gnaw to bits," from com- intensive prefix + rodere "to gnaw" (see rodent).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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corrode

verb
1. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" 
2. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Corrode

Cor*rode"\ (k?r-r?d") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding.] [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See Rodent.]

1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.

Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution. --Boyle.

2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Corrode

Cor*rode"\, v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

Corroding lead, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding.

Syn: To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away.

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