corrode

[ kuh-rohd ]
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verb (used with object),cor·rod·ed, cor·rod·ing.
  1. to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.

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

verb (used without object),cor·rod·ed, cor·rod·ing.
  1. to become corroded.

Origin of corrode

1
1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin corrōdere to gnaw to pieces, equivalent to cor-cor- + rōdere to gnaw; akin to rodent

Other words from corrode

  • cor·rod·ent, noun
  • cor·rod·er, noun
  • cor·rod·i·ble, adjective
  • cor·rod·i·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·cor·rod·i·ble, adjective
  • non·cor·rod·ing, adjective, noun
  • un·cor·rod·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for corrode

corrode

/ (kəˈrəʊd) /


verb
  1. to eat away or be eaten away, esp by chemical action as in the oxidation or rusting of a metal

  2. (tr) to destroy gradually; consume: his jealousy corroded his happiness

Origin of corrode

1
C14: from Latin corrōdere to gnaw to pieces, from rōdere to gnaw; see rodent, rat

Derived forms of corrode

  • corrodant or corrodent, noun
  • corroder, noun
  • corrodible, adjective
  • corrodibility, noun

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