Corrode
11corrode — [[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]… …
12corrode — 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… …
13corrode — 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… …
14corrode — cor|rode [kəˈrəud US ˈroud] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: corrodere to eat away , from com ( COM ) + rodere ( RODENT)] 1.) if metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect of water, chemicals… …
15corrode — Popo, popopo, a ai. ♦ Bitter sad thoughts that corrode, mana o a ai awa kani uhū …
16corrode — v. [L. corrodere, to gnaw to pieces] To consume or wear away …
17corrode — corrodent, n. corroder, n. corrodible, adj. corrodibility, n. /keuh rohd /, v., corroded, corroding. v.t. 1. to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical action. 2. to impair; deteriorate: Jealousy corroded his character. v.i …
18corrode — 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 …
19corrode — To cause, or to be affected by, corrosion. * * * cor·rode kə rōd vb, cor·rod·ed; cor·rod·ing vt to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing esp to wear away gradually usu. by chemical action vi to undergo corrosion * * * cor·rode (kə rōdґ)… …
20corrode — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, atomize, bate, be eaten away, bite, break up, canker, come apart, consume, consume away, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decline, decompose, decrease, deliquesce, die away, diminish,… …
