CORRODE

corrode

Verb

  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.
  2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
  3. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.


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