E-rōde', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ERODED; p. pr. & vb. n. ERODING.] [Lat. erodere, erosum, from e, out, and rodere, to gnaw.] To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.

The blood, being too sharp or thin, erodes the vessels. Wiseman.