corrode
See also: corrodé
English
Etymology
From Old French corroder, from Latin corrodere (“to gnaw”).
Pronunciation
Verb
corrode (third-person singular simple present corrodes, present participle corroding, simple past and past participle corroded)
- (transitive) To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
- (transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
- My morale is being corroded day by day.
- (intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
Translations
to eat away
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to consume
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to have corrosive action
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