All corrode synonyms

verb corrode

• impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
• rot — to undergo decomposition; decay.
• rust — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
• deteriorate — If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
• gnaw — to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
• consume — If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
• bite — If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
• canker — A canker is something evil that spreads and affects things or people.
• oxidize — to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
• scour — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
• corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
• disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
• decompose — When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay.
• oxidise — to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
• crumble — If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
• flake — fake2 (defs 2, 3).
• decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.