CORRODE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

corrode

verb

kə-ˈrōd

Definition of corrode

as in to erode

to consume or wear away gradually water slowly corrodes iron

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Recent Examples of corrode The uric acid in the urine corroded the copper in the paint, breaking down the pure metal into mineral salts. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 Today, the town’s Victorian grandeur is rotting and crumbling away, its cast-iron piers corroded by sea salt. — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 According to Con Ed, the top cause of manhole fires is the salt used to treat snow, which corrodes electrical wires. — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 The salt can harm fish and other wildlife, and corrode bridges and automobiles. — Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for corrode

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While lenders initially benefit from higher income, boosting investment returns, that advantage can be eroded if weaker companies struggle to service their debt.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Though liberal institutions survived formally, the social and economic settlement that sustained them had begun to erode.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

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