vb, cor*rod*ed  cor*rod*ing vt  :  to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing : esp  :  to wear away gradually usu. by chemical action vi  :  to undergo corrosion .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ca·ra·te  car·dia  cardiae  car·rot 
 
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