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corrode
cor·rode [ kə rṓd ] (past and past participle cor·rod·ed, present participle cor·rod·ing, 3rd person present singular cor·rodes)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb destroy progressively by chemical action: to destroy something progressively by chemical action, or be destroyed in this way
2. transitive verb undermine: to undermine or destroy something gradually
The constant criticism has corroded the candidate's public image.
[14th century. < Latin corrodere "gnaw away" < rodere "gnaw"]

cor·ro·dant noun
cor·rod·er noun
cor·ro·di·bil·i·ty [ kə rdə bíllətee ] noun
cor·rod·i·ble [ kə rṓdəb'l ] adjective
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