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Definición de carcomer en Español:
carcomer
verbo transitivo
- 1
Roer [la carcoma] la madera o una cosa de madera.
la madera de las puertas y ventanas está carcomida, y los goznes de los portones, totalmente oxidados
- 2
Consumir o destruir lenta y gradualmente una virtud u otra cosa inmaterial.
la espera nos está carcomiendo la salud, la paciencia y la sensatez; Estados Unidos parece recuperar un liderato mundial que los procesos europeos y el crecimiento japonés habían carcomido seriamente en los últimos años
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