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corrode
[ kuh-rohd ]
verb (used with object)
- to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- to impair; deteriorate:
Jealousy corroded his character.
verb (used without object)
- to become corroded.
corrode
/ əˈəʊ /
verb
- to eat away or be eaten away, esp by chemical action as in the oxidation or rusting of a metal
- tr to destroy gradually; consume
his jealousy corroded his happiness
Derived Forms
- ǰˈǻ, noun
- ǰˌǻ徱ˈٲ, noun
- ǰˈǻ徱, adjective
- ǰˈǻ岹Գ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ǰ·ǻIJԳ noun
- ǰ·ǻİ noun
- ǰ·ǻi· adjective
- ǰ·ǻi·i·ٲ noun
- nonǰ·ǻi· adjective
- ԴDzcǰ·ǻiԲ adjective noun
- ܲcǰ·ǻĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of corrode1
Example Sentences
That spill occurred when a corroded pipeline ruptured and released an estimated 140,000 gallons of crude near Refugio State Beach.
Pushing many European nations further into Russia’s sphere of influence, making the entire continent vulnerable to the same kind of dark forces that have already corroded its weaker states from within?
He has also repeatedly complained about rusting, corroded metalwork and plaster in stairwells peeling off the walls.
This crucial section of the A167 was shut last year after its 1960s concrete proved so corroded it was in danger of imminent collapse.
And he spearheaded post-Watergate ethics reforms to address the abuses of power that brought down Nixon and corroded Americans’ faith in government.
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