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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Corrode

/(k?r-r?d")/ · Cor·rode · IPA /kəˈɹoʊd/
01 v. t. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or…
imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding
  1. 1.
    To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
    “Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution.” — Boyle.
  2. 2.
    To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
02 v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
  1. 1.
    To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
Phrases & compounds
Corroding lead — lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding.
Syn. To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away.