Corrode Definition

kə-rōd

corroded, corrodes, corroding

verb

corroded, corrodes, corroding

To become corroded.

Webster's New World

To eat into or wear away gradually, as by rusting or by the action of chemicals.

Webster's New World

To work upon insidiously and cause to deteriorate.

A heart corroded by bitterness.

Webster's New World

To be eaten or worn away.

American Heritage

(intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

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Origin of Corrode

Middle English corroden from Latin corrōdere to gnaw away com- intensive pref. com– rōdere to gnaw rēd- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French corroder, from Latin corrodere (“to gnaw”).

From Wiktionary