Corrode
21corrode — 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,… …
22corrode — 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 …
23corrode — see ROSTRUM …
24corrode — cor·rode || kÉ™ rəʊd v. eat away; rust, oxidize; be rusted, be oxidized; be eaten away …
25corrode — [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) +… …
26corrode — v. a. 1. Erode, canker, eat away. 2. Consume, waste, wear away, prey upon, impair. 3. Blight, poison, envenom, embitter …
27corrode — 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 …
28corrode — 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) …
29corrode — v 1. gnaw, eat out or away, fret, consume, devour, rust, Both Chem. oxidize, oxidate; erode, wear, wear down or away, waste away; abrade, rub away, chafe, fray; scrape, excoriate, grate, rasp, grind. 2. impair, deteriorate, ravage, waste, ruin,… …
30corrode — cor·rode …
