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verb
- 1. destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action: "acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings" Similar
- 2. destroy or weaken (something) gradually: "the self-centered climate corrodes ideals and concerns about social justice"
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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. Did you know?
to destroy or be destroyed, esp. by acid or rust, usually over a long period of time: [ T ] Rain water corroded the metal pipes. corrosion. noun [ U ] us / kəˈroʊ·ʒən / These alloys protect against corrosion.
[transitive, intransitive] corrode (something) to slowly destroy or damage metal, stone or other materials by chemical action; to be destroyed in this way Acid corrodes metal. The copper pipework has corroded in places.
2 meanings: 1. to eat away or be eaten away, esp by chemical action as in the oxidation or rusting of a metal 2. to destroy.... Click for more definitions.
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.
1. (Chemistry) to eat away or be eaten away, esp by chemical action as in the oxidation or rusting of a metal. 2. ( tr) to destroy gradually; consume: his jealousy corroded his happiness. [C14: from Latin corrōdere to gnaw to pieces, from rōdere to gnaw; see rodent, rat] corˈrodant, corˈrodent n. corˈroder n. corˈrodible, corrosible adj.
Corrode definition: to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.. See examples of CORRODE used in a sentence.
to destroy or be destroyed, esp. by acid or rust, usually over a long period of time: [ T ] Rain water corroded the metal pipes. corrosion. noun [ U ] us / kəˈroʊ·ʒən / These alloys protect against corrosion. corrosive.
Definition of corrode verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CORRODE meaning: 1. If metal corrodes, or rain or chemicals corrode it, it is slowly damaged by them: 2. to slowly…. Learn more.
