corrode

corrode is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
3. intransitive verb. To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
4. verb. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

   "The metal corroded"

   "The pipes rusted"

   Synonyms: rust

5. verb. 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, rust

Synonyms

rust, eat

Common word forms

corroded, corroder, corrodes, corroding

Words from these letters

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