corrode
/kəˈɹəʊd/IPA: /K ER0 OW1 D/
verb
- 1
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.
- 2
To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
“My morale is being corroded day by day.”
- 3
To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
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