corrode
1corrodé — ⇒CORRODÉ, ÉE, part. passé et adj. I. Part. passé de corroder. II. Adjectif A. Détruit par la corrosion. Encrier de plomb au rebord corrodé (DUHAMEL, Notaire Havre, 1933, p. 109). B. Au fig. Détruit progressivement. La nature brûlée, corrodée,… …
2corrodé — corrodé, ée (ko rro dé, dée) part. passé. L estomac corrodé par le poison …
3Corrode — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually… …
4Corrode — Cor*rode , v. i. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] …
5corrode — index corrupt, decay, depreciate, destroy (efface), deteriorate, harm, tarnish Burton s Legal Thesaurus …
6corrode — c.1400, from O.Fr. corroder (14c.) or directly from L. corrodere to gnaw to bits, wear away, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + rodere to gnaw (see RODENT (Cf. rodent)). Related: Corroded; corroding …
7corrode — [v] wear away; eat away bite, canker, consume, corrupt, destroy, deteriorate, erode, gnaw, impair, oxidize, rot, rust, scour, waste; concepts 156,169,186,250 Ant. aid, build, fortify, help …
8corrodé — Corrodé, [corrod]ée. part. pass. Il a la signification de son verbe …
9corrode — ► VERB 1) (with reference to metal or other hard material) wear or be worn away slowly by chemical action. 2) gradually weaken or destroy. DERIVATIVES corrosion noun. ORIGIN Latin corrodere, from rodere gnaw …
10corrode — [kə rōd′] vt. corroded, corroding [ME corroden < OFr corroder < L corrodere, to gnaw to pieces < com , intens. + rodere, to gnaw: see RAT] 1. to eat into or wear away gradually, as by rusting or by the action of chemicals 2. to work upon …
