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   corrode

   /kəˈrəʊd/

   verb

   • 1. destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action: "acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings" Similar wear awaywear downeat away (at)gnaw away (at)bite intoburn intoburn througherodeabradeconsumedissolveoxidizeoxidaterusttarnishdestroyspoil
   • ▪ (of metal or other materials) be destroyed or damaged slowly by chemical action: "over the years copper pipework corrodes" Similar rustbecome rustytarnishdeterioratewaste awaydisintegratecrumblefragmentbe destroyedperishspoil
   • 2. destroy or weaken (something) gradually: "the self-centred climate corrodes ideals and concerns about social justice"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere ‘gnaw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. corrodible adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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