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corrode /kəˈrəʊd/
▶verb (with reference to metal or other hard material) destroy or be destroyed slowly by chemical action.
■ gradually weaken or erode.
– derivatives
corrodible adjective.
corrodible adjective.
– origin ME: from L. corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere ‘gnaw’.
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