CORRODE - 10 definitions found
corrode v 1: 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" [syn: corrode, eat, rust] 2: become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" [syn: corrode, rust] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) corrode 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 gradually usually by chemical action <the metal was corroded beyond repair> 2. to weaken or destroy gradually ; undermine <manners and miserliness that corrode the human spirit — Bernard De Voto> intransitive verb to undergo corrosion • corrodible adjective Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary corrode (corrodes, corroding, corroded) 1. 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... Engineers found the structure had been corroded by moisture... Acid rain destroys trees and corrodes buildings. VERB: V, be V-ed, V n • corroded The investigators found that the underground pipes were badly corroded. ADJ 2. To corrode something means to gradually make it worse or weaker. (LITERARY) Suffering was easier to bear than the bitterness he felt corroding his spirit... VERB: V n English Explanatory Dictionary corrode kəˈrəud 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). øøcorrodible adj. [ME f. L corrodere corros- (as COM-, rodere gnaw)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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.] 1. 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. Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution. --Boyle. 2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Corrode \Cor*rode"\, v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. 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. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms corrode v. a. 1. Erode, canker, eat away. 2. Consume, waste, wear away, prey upon, impair. 3. Blight, poison, envenom, embitter. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 65 Moby Thesaurus words for "corrode": 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, disintegrate, disjoin, disorganize, dissolve, dive, drop, drop off, dwindle, eat, eat away, eat into, eat out, ebb, erode, etch, fall, fall away, fall off, fall to pieces, fission, gnaw, languish, lessen, let up, melt away, molder, nibble away, oxidize, plummet, plunge, run low, rust, sag, scour, shrink, sink, split, subside, tail off, wane, waste, waste away, wear, wear away |
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