corrodes

We have found lemma(root) word of corrodes : corrode.

Definitions


[kəˈrəʊd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action
(e.g: acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings)

- destroy or weaken (something) gradually
(e.g: the self-centred climate corrodes ideals and concerns about social justice)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere ‘gnaw’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries