CORRODE

corrode. Corrode, v.t. to eat away by degrees, to gnaw

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Cor‐rode″ (k?r–r?d″) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding.] [[L. corrodere, -rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See Rodent.]] 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.