# corrode

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəˈɹəʊd/ · frequency rank #59,300

## Definitions
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.
3. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

## Etymology
From Middle English corrōden, that borrowed from Old French corroder or directly from Latin corrōdere (“to gnaw”), from con- (“completely”) + rōdere (“to gnaw”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/corrode