| VERB | change | corrode, eat, rust | cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid |
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| change | corrode, rust | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid |
| Sounds | kerow'd | |
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| Rhymes | abode ... workload: 51 rhymes with owd... | |
| Meaning | Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The acid corroded the metal" | |
| Synonyms | eat, rust | |
| Broader | damage | inflict damage / damage upon |
| Similar to | corrode, rust | Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid |
| Spanish | aherrumbrar, corroer, desgastar, herrumbrar, oxidar | |
| Catalan | corroir, desgastar, rovellar | |
| Adjectives | corrosive | of a substance, especially a strong acid |
| Nouns | corrosion, corroding | erosion by chemical action |
| Meaning | Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | These cars won't corrode | |
| Example | "The metal corroded" | |
| Synonym | rust | |
| Entailed by | etch | make an etching / etching of |
| Narrower | fret, eat away | wear away or erode |
| Broader | decay, crumble, dilapidate | fall into decay or ruin |
| Similar to | corrode, eat, rust | Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid |
| Spanish | aherrumbrarse, corroerse, corroer, oxidarse | |
| Catalan | corroir-se, corroir, rovellar-se | |
| Adjectives | corrosive | of a substance, especially a strong acid |
| Nouns | corrosion, corroding | erosion by chemical action |
| corrosion | a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action | |
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