Synonyms for corrode
kəˈroʊdcor·rode

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1. corrodeverb

   Synonyms:
   gnaw, waste, wear, canker, rust

2. corrodeverb

   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.

   Synonyms:
   gnaw, rust, wear, waste, canker

3. corrodeverb

   To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

   Synonyms:
   canker, wear, gnaw, rust, waste

4. corrodeverb

   To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

   Synonyms:
   canker, gnaw, wear, rust, waste

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corrode

   Synonyms:
   eat, rust, gnaw, canker, wear, crumble

   Antonyms:
   repair, renew, furbish, consolidate

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1. corrode, eat, rustverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   eat up, wipe out, deplete, use up, eat, feed, consume, exhaust, rust, run through, eat on

2. corrode, rustverb

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

   "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"

   Synonyms:
   rust, eat

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1. • Decay

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1. corrodeverb

   Synonyms:
   erode, canker, eat away

2. corrodeverb

   Synonyms:
   consume, waste, wear away, prey upon

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1. corrodeverb

   Synonyms:
   erode, canker, consume, wear away

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How to use corrode in a sentence?

1. Robert Heyman:

   This is going to corrode the relationship between the police and the communities that they serve.

2. Alekandr Sergeyevick Pushkin:

   I've lived to bury my desires, And see my dreams corrode with rust Now all that's left are fruitless fires That burn my empty heart to dust.

3. Tom Perez:

   You know when your plumbing goes out in your house or the water pipes in Flint (Michigan) corrode, it has life threatening consequences, and similarly when the political infrastructure corrodes, we lose elections.