See Also: corrode(medicine)
corrode(dictionary)
corrode(dictionary)

corrode (iou)



corrode verb. LME.
[Latin corrodere, formed as COR- + rodere gnaw.]
verb trans. Gradually destroy or wear away, esp. through chemical action or disease. Formerly also, of water, erode by physical action. LME.
A. Higgins A paraffin lamp much corroded by rust. fig.: M. L. King Dignity is..corroded by poverty.
verb trans. Of an animal: eat into, gnaw away. M16-M19.
verb intrans. Cause corrosion. E17.
fig.: Goldsmith Suffering this jealousy to corrode in her breast.
verb intrans. Undergo corrosion, be corroded. E19.
corroda'bility noun = CORRODIBILITY L20.
corrodable adjective = CORRODIBLE L20.
corrodent adjective & noun (now rare or obsolete) (a) adjective corrosive; (b) noun a corrosive agent: L16.
corroder noun a person who or thing which causes corrosion L17.