corrodere

to corrode

verb kor-ROH-deh-reh Rare

Origin: Latin corrodere, from com- + rodere (to gnaw)

Also means

to erode

Usage Note

Corrodere describes the gradual chemical or physical wearing away of a material, typically metal by rust or acid. It is also used figuratively: l'invidia lo corrode (envy is corroding him). It is an irregular second-conjugation verb; the past participle is corroso. The auxiliary in compound tenses is avere.

Examples

"L'acido ha corroso il metallo nel tempo."

Natural Translation

The acid corroded the metal over time.

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