cor|rod´er

cor|rod´er
cor|rode «kuh ROHD», verb, -rod|ed, -rod|ing.
–v.t.
1. a) to wear or eat away gradually by or as if by chemical action: »

Moist air corrodes iron. Rust had corroded the steel rails.

b) Obsolete. to erode.
2. Figurative. to wear away; deteriorate: »

Should jealousy its venom once diffuse, corroding every thought (James Thomson).

SYNONYM(S): gnaw, consume.
–v.i.
to become corroded; undergo corrosion: »

Acid caused the pipes to corrode.

SYNONYM(S): rust, decay.
[< Latin corrōdere < com- (intensive) + rōdere gnaw]
cor|rod´er, noun.
cor|rod´i|ble, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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