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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Corrode \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}.]
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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.
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Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce
it to a green-blue solution. --Boyle.
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2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
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