ERODE

erode. Erode, v.t. to canker, eat away, corrode, consume

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E‐rode″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding.] [[L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.]] To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. “The blood . . . erodes the vessels.” Wiseman. The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. Am. Cyc.