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Corrode
corrode
(corrodes, corroding, corroded) 1. If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust. He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise... Engineers found the structure had been corroded by moisture... Acid rain destroys trees and corrodes buildings. VERB: V, be V-ed, V n • corroded The investigators found that the underground pipes were badly corroded. ADJ 2. To corrode something means to gradually make it worse or weaker. (LITERARY) Suffering was easier to bear than the bitterness he felt corroding his spirit... VERB: V n
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verb (~d; corroding) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~re to gnaw to pieces, from com- + rodere to gnaw — more at rodent Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing; especially to wear away gradually usually by chemical action the metal was ~d beyond repair 2. to weaken or destroy gradually ; undermine manners and miserliness that ~ the human spirit — Bernard De Voto intransitive verb to undergo corrosion • corrodible adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 a tr. wear away, esp. by chemical action. b intr. be worn away; decay. 2 tr. destroy gradually (optimism corroded by recent misfortunes). Derivatives corrodible adj. Etymology: ME f. L corrodere corros- (as COM-, rodere gnaw) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) разъедать; вытравливать 2) корродировать, ржаветь, подвергаться действию коррозии 3) разрушать; ослаблять 4) срабатываться (об анодах) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. разъедать rust corrodes iron —- ржавчина разъедает железо 2. ржаветь, подвергаться действию коррозии; корродировать 3. извращать (психику); разлагать (душу) jealousy corroded his whole being —- ревность изуродовала его душу ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) разъедать (тж. перен.); вытравлять (кислотой) 2) ржаветь; подвергаться действию коррозии ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v if metal corrodes or something corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect of water, chemicals etc (All the electrical components have corroded.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 14c., from O.Fr. corroder, from L. corrodere "to gnaw to bits," from com- intensive prefix + rodere "to gnaw" (see rat). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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