corrode [kuh-rohd] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
corrode [kuh-rohd]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: wear away; eat away
Synonyms: bite, canker, consume, corrupt, destroy, deteriorate, erode, gnaw, impair, oxidize, rot, rust, scour, waste
Antonyms: aid, build, fortify, help
Main Entry: chafe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: rub, grind against
Synonyms: abrade, bark, corrode, damage, erode, excoriate, gall, grate, graze, hurt, impair, inflame, irritate, peel, ruffle, scrape, scratch, skin, wear
Notes: to chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly
Main Entry: damage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause injury, loss
Synonyms: abuse, bang up, batter, bleach, blight, break, burn, contaminate, corrode, corrupt, crack, cripple, deface, defile, dirty, discolor, disfigure, disintegrate, dismantle, fade, gnaw, harm, hurt, impair, incapacitate, infect, injure, lacerate, maim, maltreat, mangle, mar, mutilate, pollute, ravage, rot, ruin, rust, scathe, scorch, scratch, smash, split, spoil, stab, stain, tamper with, tarnish, tear, undermine, vitiate, weaken, wear away, wound, wreak havoc on, wreck, wrong
Antonyms: benefit, bless, enhance, favor, fix, improve, mend, perfect, repair
Example Sentences
  • City officials said that over time, urine can corrode elevator mechanisms.
  • They undermine diplomatic relations, reduce trust, and corrode reliance.
  • And it's made of aluminum and stainless steel, so even caustic joint compound won't easily corrode it.
EXPAND
Main Entry: decay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deteriorate, crumble
Synonyms: atrophy, be impaired, become contaminated, blight, break up, collapse, corrode, curdle, decline, decompose, defile, degenerate, depreciate, discolor, disintegrate, dissolve, dry-rot, dwindle, fade, fail, get worse, go bad, go to seed, go to the dogs, hit rock bottom, hit the skids, lessen, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, pejorate, perish, pollute, putrefy, putresce, reach depths, rot, sap, shrivel, sicken, sink, slump, spoil, suppurate, turn, wane, waste away, weaken, wear away, wither
Antonyms: build, develop, flourish, germinate, grow, improve, ripen, strengthen
Main Entry: degenerate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: decay, deteriorate
Synonyms: backslide, come apart at seams, corrode, corrupt, decline, decrease, deprave, descend, die on vine, disimprove, disintegrate, fall off, go downhill, go to pieces, go to the dogs, lapse, lessen, regress, retrogress, return, revert, rot, sink, slip, vitiate, worsen
Antonyms: develop, improve
Main Entry: deteriorate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: decay, degenerate
Synonyms: adulterate, alloy, be worse for wear, become worse, break, corrode, corrupt, crumble, debase, debilitate, decline, decompose, degrade, deprave, depreciate, descend, disimprove, disintegrate, ebb, fade, fail, fall apart, flag, go downhill, go to pieces, go to pot, go to the dogs, hit the skids, impair, injure, languish, lapse, lessen, lose it, lose quality, lower, mar, pervert, regress, retrograde, retrogress, rot, sink, skid, slide, spoil, undermine, vitiate, weaken, wear away, worsen
Antonyms: build, construct, develop, get better, improve
Main Entry: eat
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: erode, wear away; use up
Synonyms: bite, condense, corrode, crumble, decay, decompose, disappear, disintegrate, dissipate, dissolve, drain, exhaust, gnaw, liquefy, melt, nibble, rot, run through, rust, spill, squander, vanish, waste away
Antonyms: build, maintain, preserve
Main Entry: erode
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deteriorate; wear away
Synonyms: abrade, bite, consume, corrode, crumble, destroy, disintegrate, eat, gnaw, grind down, scour, spoil, waste, wear down
Antonyms: build, construct, fix, rebuild
Main Entry: etch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: carve
Synonyms: compose, corrode, cut, define, delineate, depict, describe, eat into, engrave, erode, execute, furrow, grave, impress, imprint, incise, ingrain, inscribe, outline, picture, portray, reduce, represent, set forth, stamp
More ResultsPREVIOUS|12|NEXT
Search another word or see corrodeon Dictionary |Spanish
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature