Erode
Pronunciation : E*rode"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.]
Definition : Defn: To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. "The blood . . . erodes the vessels." Wiseman. The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. Am. Cyc.
t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913