Corrode
31corrode — [kəˈrəʊd] verb [I/T] if metal or another substance corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical reaction …
32corrode — cor•rode [[t]kəˈroʊd[/t]] v. rod•ed, rod•ing 1) to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical action 2) to impair; deteriorate: Jealousy corroded his character[/ex] 3) to become corroded • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (< MF)… …
33corrode — [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… …
34corrode — To eat away, gradually, the surface material from an object by chemical action, such as rust …
35corrode — see ROSTRUM …
36corrode — v. 1 a tr. wear away, esp. by chemical action. b intr. be worn away; decay. 2 tr. destroy gradually (optimism corroded by recent misfortunes). Derivatives: corrodible adj. Etymology: ME f. L corrodere corros (as COM , rodere gnaw) …
37rrode — corrode …
38Corroded — Corrode Cor*rode (k?r r?d ) v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroding}.] [L. corrodere, rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See {Rodent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually… …
39Corroding — Corrode Cor*rode (k?r r?d ) v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroding}.] [L. corrodere, rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See {Rodent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually… …
40Corroding lead — Corrode Cor*rode , v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. [1913 Webster] {Corroding lead}, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding. Syn: To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away. [1913… …
