Erode vs. Corrode — What's the Difference?

Erode ([iːɾoːɽɯ]) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Salem and Tiruppur.

To destroy (a metal or alloy) gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action

To wear (something) away by erosion

To impair steadily; deteriorate

To eat into or eat away the substance of

To be eaten or worn away.

To make or form by wearing away

(transitive) To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.

To cause to diminish or deteriorate

(transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

To become worn or eaten away

(intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

To diminish or deteriorate

To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.

To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction.

To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

(figurative) To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.

To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.

Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid;

To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land.

Become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid;

To reduce or lessen as if by eroding; as, a politician's base of support is eroded by evidence of corruption; the buying power of the dollar is eroded by inflation.

Become ground down or deteriorate;

Remove soil or rock;