'Corrode' definitions:

Definition of 'corrode'

From: WordNet
verb
Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn: corrode, eat, rust]
verb
Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" [syn: corrode, rust]

Definition of 'Corrode'

From: GCIDE
  • Corrode \Cor*rode"\ (k?r-r?d") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding.] [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See Rodent.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Corrode'

From: GCIDE
  • Corrode \Cor*rode"\, v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. [1913 Webster]
  • Corroding lead, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding.
  • Syn: To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away. [1913 Webster]