corrode
6 synonyms for corrode, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — 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.
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Etymology
It came into English as Middle English corrōden, borrowed either from Old French corroder or directly from Latin corrōdere ("to gnaw"), from con- ("completely") plus rōdere ("to gnaw").
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