ALL meanings of corrode
cor·rode
C c - verb corrode If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust. 3
- verb corrode To corrode something means to gradually make it worse or weaker. 3
- verb corrode to eat away or be eaten away, esp by chemical action as in the oxidation or rusting of a metal 3
- verb corrode to destroy gradually; consume 3
- verb transitive corrode to eat into or wear away gradually, as by rusting or by the action of chemicals 3
- verb transitive corrode to work upon insidiously and cause to deteriorate 3
- intransitive verb corrode to become corroded 3
- verb with object corrode to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action. 1
- verb with object corrode to impair; deteriorate: Jealousy corroded his character. 1
- verb without object corrode to become corroded. 1
- noun corrode Destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action. 1
- transitive verb corrode eat away, destroy 1
- transitive verb corrode destroy, corrupt 1
- verb corrode (Transitive Verb) 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. 0
- verb corrode (Transitive Verb) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair. 0
- verb corrode (Intransitive Verb) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. 0