corrode

Verb
Synonyms: eatrust

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  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”Synonyms: eatrust
  2. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid“The metal corroded”“The pipes rusted”Synonyms: rust
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 Webster]

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 separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali. [1913 Webster]

Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution.— Boyle.[1913 Webster]

2.To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair. [1913 Webster]

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