Corrode means to eat away at and cause to deteriorate, like rust slowly taking over an old bike left out in the rain.
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.
Verb
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
Verb
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"
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.
v. t.
To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
v. i.
To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
Corrode
Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution.2.
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.
To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
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