Thesaurus: corrode

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. t. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
3. v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
4. v. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
5. v. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
6. 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. 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.
7. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. Corrodinglead, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by aprocess of corroding.
8. v:100 v. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid v. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid