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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.]
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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.
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Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution. Boyle.
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2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
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Cor*rode", v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
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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.
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