corrode : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: corrode	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for corrode
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corrode v 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" Synonym(s): corrode, eat, rust become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" Synonym(s): corrode, rust
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corrode \Cor*rode"\ (k?r-r?d") v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroding}.] [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See {Rodent}.] 1. 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. Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green-blue solution. --Boyle. 2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corrode \Cor*rode"\, v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. {Corroding lead}, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding. Syn: To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away.