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Corrode

verb

(past & past part. corroded; pres. part. corroding)

Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid. Synonyms: eat, rust. "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid. Synonym: rust. "The pipes rusted"

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"Corrode" Quotes from Famous Books

... parlor windows. To prevent too great oxydization or too rapid decay of so delicate a structure as the wire must be, it should be made of brass, copper, or some composition which would not readily corrode. Inside or outside doors of the same material, made to close and open like the Venetian jalousies now in use in civilized countries, would be found very convenient, and add much to the comfort and health of dwellings as a sanitary measure. The frames ...

— Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party • Martin Robinson Delany

Words linked to "Corrode" : corrosive, crumble, rust, dilapidate, damage, corrosion, decay, fret, corroding, eat away