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   Cor·rode

   /kəˈrōd/

   

   verb

   • 1. destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action: "acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings" Similar wear awaywear downeat away (at)gnaw away (at)bite intoburn intoburn througherodeabradeconsumedissolveoxidizeoxidaterusttarnishdestroyspoil
   • ▪ (of metal or other materials) be destroyed or damaged slowly by chemical action: "over the years copper tubing corrodes" Similar rustbecome rustytarnishdeterioratewaste awaydisintegratecrumblefragmentbe destroyedperishspoil
   • 2. destroy or weaken (something) gradually: "the self-centered climate corrodes ideals and concerns about social justice"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere ‘gnaw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. corrodible adjective

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   Corrode means to eat away at and cause to deteriorate, like rust slowly taking over an old bike left out in the rain. Stemming from a Latin word that means "to gnaw away," corrode is a verb that usually describes destroying a metal by oxidation or by some other kind of chemical action.

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   verb. to eat away or be eaten away, esp by chemical action as in the oxidation or rusting of a metal. tr to destroy gradually; consume. his jealousy corroded his happiness. Discover More. Derived Forms. corˈroder, noun. corˌrodiˈbility, noun. corˈrodible, adjective. corˈrodant, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. cor·rod ent noun.

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   See corrode in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: corrode. Definition of corrode verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   • — corrosion

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   corrode /kəˈroʊd/ verb

   corrodes; corroded; corroding

   corrode

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   /kəˈroʊʒən/ noun [noncount]

   •a material that is resistant to corrosion [=that cannot be corroded easily]

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   The meaning of CORRODE is to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing; especially : to wear away gradually usually by chemical action. How to use corrode in a sentence.

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   to slowly damage someone or something: He was corroded by guilt. corrosion. noun [ U ] uk / kəˈrəʊʒ ə n / us. corrosive. adjective uk / kəˈrəʊsɪv / us. Acid rain is highly corrosive. (Definition of corrode from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of corrode. in Chinese (Traditional) （使）腐蝕, 侵蝕… See more.

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   See synonyms for corrode on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), cor·rod·ed, cor·rod·ing. to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.