corrode
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also corrodé
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin corrodere (“to gnaw”), via the French corroder.
Verb[edit]
corrode (third-person singular simple present corrodes, present participle corroding, simple past and past participle corroded)
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
- (intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to eat away
to consume
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to have corrosive action
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French[edit]
Verb[edit]
corrode
- first-person singular present indicative of corroder
- third-person singular present indicative of corroder
- first-person singular present subjunctive of corroder
- first-person singular present subjunctive of corroder
- second-person singular imperative of corroder
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
corrode
- third-person singular present indicative of corrodere
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
corrōde
- second-person singular present active imperative of corrōdō
