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1. (v.t.) corrode
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical action.
2. corrode
to impair; deteriorate:
Jealousy corroded his character.
3. (v.i.) corrode
to become corroded.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L corrōdere to gnaw to pieces =cor-cor - +rōdere to gnaw; cf. rodent)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) corrode, eat, rust
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
"The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
2. (verb) corrode, rust
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
"The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
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| Definition of 'corrode' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) corrode
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
2. (verb) corrode
to consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair
3. (verb) corrode
to have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion
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Sense: to destroy or eat away (as rust, chemicals etc do).
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 Afrikaans: verroes |
 Arabic: يَحِتُّ، يأكُلُه الصَّدأ |
 Bulgarian: разяждам |
 Brazilian: corroer |
 Czech: rozežírat, rozleptávat, k |
 German: zerfressen, rosten |
 Danish: tære; ruste; ætse |
 Greek: διαβρώνω |
 Spanish: corroer |
 Estonian: söövitama |
 Farsi: خوردن |
 Finnish: kuluttaa |
 French: corroder |
 Hebrew: לְאַכֵּל |
 Hindi: खुरचना |
 Croatian: rđati, korodirati |
 Hungarian: megtámad (fémet) |
 Indonesian: merusak |
 Icelandic: eyða, tæra |
 Italian: corrodere |
 Japanese: 腐食する |
 Korean: 부식하다 |
 Lithuanian: (su)rūdyti, išėsti |
 Latvian: sarūsēt; saēst (par skābi |
 Malay: hakis |
 Dutch: aanvreten |
 Norwegian: etse, tære, ruste, ødeleg |
 Polish: korodować |
 Persian: خوردن |
 Pashto: سوكه سو كه رژول، وروورو ت |
 Portuguese: corroer |
 Romanian: a coroda |
 Russian: разъедать |
 Slovak: (z)hrdzavieť |
 Slovenian: razjedati |
 Serbian: zarđati |
 Swedish: fräta bort (sönder) |
 Thai: กัดกร่อน |
 Turkish: aşın(dır)mak, paslan(dır) |
 Taiwanese: 腐蝕 |
 Ukrainian: роз'їдати; витравляти |
 Urdu: گهس دينا، كسى چيز كو كها |
 Vietnamese: ăn mòn |
 Chinese: 腐蚀 |
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