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corrode

/kəˈɹoʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
cor-rode
IPA
/kəˈɹoʊd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.

Transitive verb

verb

To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

Transitive verb

verb

To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English corrōden, that borrowed from Old French corroder or directly from Latin corrōdere (“to gnaw”), from con- (“completely”) + rōdere (“to gnaw”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəˈɹoʊd/
  • British English: /kəˈɹəʊd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

corrodes (present, singular) corroding (participle, present) corroded (participle, past) corroded (past)

Derived Forms

corrodable corrodible corrodingly noncorroding

Phrases

corroding lead

Synonyms

canker gnaw rust waste wear eat

Rhymes With

road code showed mode load rode node owed explode rhode slowed bestowed

Questions

How do you pronounce corrode?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹoʊd/.
What does corrode mean?
To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
Where does corrode come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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