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CORRODE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

Example:

The pipes rusted

Synonyms:

corrode; rust

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "corrode" is one way to...):

crumble; decay; dilapidate (fall into decay or ruin)

Verb group:

corrode; eat; rust (cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "corrode"):

eat away; fret (wear away or erode)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

These cars won't corrode

Derivation:

corroding; corrosion (erosion by chemical action)

corrosion (a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action)

corrosive (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

Example:

The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink

Synonyms:

corrode; eat; rust

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "corrode" is one way to...):

damage (inflict damage upon)

Verb group:

corrode; rust (become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

corroding; corrosion (erosion by chemical action)

corrosive (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action)

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