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Meaning of word corrode from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid.

Example : The acid corroded the metal.
The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink.

Synonyms : eat, rust

Meaning : Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid.

Example : The metal corroded.
The pipes rusted.

Synonyms : rust

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

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A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.