corroded

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Simple past tense and past participle of corrode
Damaged by corrosion
{s} destroyed gradually by acid or oxidation
past of corrode
eaten away as by acid or oxidation
corrode
To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair
corrode
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
corrode
to ruin or destroy little by little
corrode
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
corrode
{v} to eat away by degrees, to gnaw
corrode
To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion
corrode
to eat into or wear away slowly
corrode
{f} eat away; rust, oxidize; be rusted, be oxidized; be eaten away
corrode
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" 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
corrode
When a metal changes and gets weaker because it touches water, air or chemicals Rust is one kind of corrosion
corrode
(verb) To destroy a substance (usually a metal) gradually by a chemical action (eg, oxidation) Corrosion is often an unwanted chemical reaction, such as when marble statues are destroyed by pollution / acid rain or when a car rusts as the metal is oxidized by road salt during winter
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To corrode something means to gradually make it worse or weaker. Suffering was easier to bear than the bitterness he felt corroding his spirit
corrode
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
corrode
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
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If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust. He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise Engineers found the structure had been corroded by moisture Acid rain destroys trees and corrodes buildings. + corroded cor·rod·ed The investigators found that the underground pipes were badly corroded
corroded

    Hyphenation

    cor·ro·ded

    Turkish pronunciation

    kırōdîd

    Pronunciation

    /kərˈōdəd/ /kɜrˈoʊdɪd/

    Etymology

    [ k&-'rOd ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Latin corrodere to gnaw to pieces, from com- + rodere to gnaw; more at RODENT.
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