corrode
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Corrode: to eat away gradually, as by rust or decay.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Corrode, kor-ōd′, v.t. to eat away by degrees: to rust.—v.i. to be eaten away.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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