different between erode vs corrade

English

Etymology

From French éroder, from Latin erodere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????d/, /???o?d/
• Rhymes: -??d, -o?d

Verb

erode (third-person singular simple present erodes, present participle eroding, simple past and past participle eroded)

1. To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction.
2. (figuratively) To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.

   to erode a person's trust

Related terms

• erosion

Translations

Anagrams

• doree

Italian

Verb

erode

1. third-person singular present indicative of erodere

Latin

Verb

?r?de

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ?r?d?

Portuguese

Verb

erode

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of erodir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of erodir

English

Etymology

See corrasion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?d

Verb

corrade (third-person singular simple present corrades, present participle corrading, simple past and past participle corraded)

1. (obsolete) To gnaw into; to wear away

   Synonyms: fret, consume

2. (geology) To erode through physical or mechanical (rather than chemical) means, as the bed of a stream.
3. (obsolete) To scrape or rake together; to accumulate laboriously.

References

• corrade in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• corrade in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• cerrado