corrode
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corrode
- /kəˈɹəʊd/ UK
- /kəˈɹoʊd/ US
- [kəˈɹoʊ̯d] US
- [kɚˈ(ɹ)oʊ̯d] US
Rhymes with -əʊd
Where it comes from
From Middle English corrōden, that borrowed from Old French corroder or directly from Latin corrōdere (“to gnaw”), from con- (“completely”) + rōdere (“to gnaw”).
verb corrodes · corroding · corroded
- To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
- To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair. My morale is being corroded day by day.
- To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
