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corrode (verb)

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  • corrode — ► VERB 1) (with reference to metal or other hard material) wear or be worn away slowly by chemical action. 2) gradually weaken or destroy. DERIVATIVES corrosion noun. ORIGIN Latin corrodere, from rodere gnaw …   English terms dictionary

  • corrode — verb (corroded; corroding) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin corrodere to gnaw to pieces, from com + rodere to gnaw more at rodent Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing; especially to wear away… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • corrode — verb a) 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. b) To consume; to wear away; to …   Wiktionary

  • corrode — verb (I, T) if metal corrodes or something corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect of water, chemicals etc: All the electrical components have corroded …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • corrode — verb 1) the iron had corroded Syn: rust, become rusty, tarnish; wear away, disintegrate, crumble, perish, spoil; oxidize 2) acid rain corrodes buildings Syn: wear away, eat away (at) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • corrode — [[t]kəro͟ʊd[/t]] corrodes, corroding, corroded 1) V ERG If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust. He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise... [be V ed]… …   English dictionary

  • corrode — UK [kəˈrəʊd] / US [kəˈroʊd] verb Word forms corrode : present tense I/you/we/they corrode he/she/it corrodes present participle corroding past tense corroded past participle corroded 1) [intransitive/transitive] chemistry if metal or another… …   English dictionary

  • corrode — [c]/kəˈroʊd / (say kuh rohd) verb (corroded, corroding) –verb (t) 1. to eat away gradually as if by gnawing. 2. Chemistry to eat away the surface of a solid, especially of metals, by chemical action. 3. to impair; deteriorate: jealousy corroded… …  

  • corrode — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. consume, gnaw, rust, decay, wear; eat, etch. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To destroy] Syn. erode, gnaw, consume, eat away; see destroy 1 . 2. [To deteriorate] Syn. rust, rot, degenerate,… …   English dictionary for students

  • corrode — cor|rode [ kə roud ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if metal or another substance corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical reaction: Acid rain poisons fish, destroys forests, and corrodes buildings. The …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • corrode — [kə rəʊd] verb (with reference to metal or other hard material) destroy or be destroyed slowly by chemical action. ↘gradually weaken or erode. Derivatives corrodible adjective Origin ME: from L. corrodere, from cor (expressing intensive force) +… …   English new terms dictionary

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