pos>n. [ L. exodium, Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_; song) fr. &unr_; belonging to an exit, or to the finale of a tragedy, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. exode. See Exodus. ] 1. Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. [ Obs. ] L. Coleman. Bolingbroke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gr. Drama) The final chorus; the catastrophe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Rom. Antiq.) An afterpiece of a comic description, either a farce or a travesty. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding. ] [ L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent. ] 1. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. “The blood . . . erodes the vessels.” Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) (a) To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land. (b) To produce by erosion, or wearing away; as, glaciers erode U-shaped valleys. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. 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. [ fig. ] [ PJC ]

p. p. & a. 1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. erodens, -entis, p. pr. of erodere. See Erode. ] (Med.) A medicine which eats away extraneous growths; a caustic. [ 1913 Webster ]