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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]

—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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