corrode

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cor·rode [corrode corrodes corroded corroding] BrE [kəˈrəʊd] NAmE [kəˈroʊd] verb transitive, intransitive ~ (sth)
to destroy sth slowly, especially by chemical action; to be destroyed in this way
•Acid corrodes metal.
• (figurative)Corruption corrodes public confidence in a political system.
•The copper pipework has corroded in places.
Derived Word: ↑corrosion
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Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere ‘gnaw’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rust, eat