Corrode

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To destroy a metal or alloy gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action: acid corroding metal.
  • v. To impair steadily; deteriorate: "Doubt and mistrust could creep into our lives, corroding personal and professional relationshipsā€ ( Philip Taubman).
  • verb-intransitive. To be eaten or worn away.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. 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.
  • v. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
  • v. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
  • verb-intransitive. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Literally, to eat or gnaw away gradually; hence, to wear away, diminish, or disintegrate (a body) by gradually separating small particles from (it), especially by the action of a chemical agent: as, nitric acid corrodes copper: often used figuratively.
  • Synonyms To canker, gnaw, waste.
  • To gnaw; eat or wear away gradually.
  • Figuratively, to become gradually impaired or deteriorated; waste away.
  • To act by or as if by corrosion or canker, or a process of eating or wearing away.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
  • v. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
  • Verb Form
    corroded    corrodes    corroding   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    damage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    consume    impair    waste    canker    wear away    rust    gnaw    bite    rusty    cancer   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Rhode    abode    bestowed    bestrode    blowed    bode    bowed    brode    busload    coad