Corrode — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈʊlɪnˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/kəɹˈəʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəɹˈəʊd/

2 syllables Say it as /kjˈʊlɪnˌɛɹi/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rust eat

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid “The acid corroded the metal”
verb	become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid “The metal corroded”

Word Forms

corrosive	adjective	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
corrosion	noun	erosion by chemical action
corroding	noun	erosion by chemical action
rust	noun	a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

korrodieren

durch die Einwirkung von Wasser, Luft oder Säure zu einer Verschlechterung führen

🇫🇷French

corroder

provoquer une détérioration sous l’action de l’eau, de l’air ou d’un acide

🇪🇸Spanish

corroer

provocar que se deteriore debido a la acción del agua, el aire o un ácido.

🇮🇹Italian

corrodersi

causare deterioramento a causa dell'azione di acqua, aria o acido

🇳🇱Dutch

corroderen

verslechteren door de werking van water, lucht of een zuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

corroer

causar deterioração devido à ação da água, do ar ou de um ácido

🇷🇺Russian

ржаветь

привести к порче из-за действия воды, воздуха или кислоты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षय

पानी, हवा या अम्ल की क्रिया के कारण खराब हो जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষয়প্রাপ্ত

জল, বায়ু, বা একটি অ্যাসিডের ক্রিয়াকলাপের কারণে অবনতির কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அரிக்கும்

நீர், காற்று அல்லது அமிலத்தின் செயல்பாட்டின் காரணமாக மோசமடைவதற்கு காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తుప్పు పట్టడం

నీరు, గాలి లేదా యాసిడ్ చర్య కారణంగా క్షీణించటానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

गंजणे

पाणी, हवा किंवा आम्ल यांच्या क्रियेमुळे बिघडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાટ

પાણી, હવા અથવા એસિડની ક્રિયાને કારણે બગડવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಕ್ಕು ಹಿಡಿಯುತ್ತವೆ

ನೀರು, ಗಾಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಮ್ಲದ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുരുമ്പെടുക്കുക

വെള്ളം, വായു, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു ആസിഡ് എന്നിവയുടെ പ്രവർത്തനം കാരണം മോശമാകാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਾਬ

ਪਾਣੀ, ਹਵਾ, ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਐਸਿਡ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਕਾਰਨ ਵਿਗੜਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腐蚀

由于水、空气或酸的作用而导致变质

🇯🇵Japanese

腐食する

水、空気、酸の作用により劣化する

🇰🇷Korean

좀먹다

물, 공기, 산의 작용으로 열화되는 원인이 됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn mòn

bị hư hỏng do tác dụng của nước, không khí hoặc axit

🇹🇭Thai

กัดกร่อน

ทำให้เกิดการเสื่อมสภาพเนื่องจากการกระทำของน้ำ อากาศ หรือกรด

🇮🇩Indonesian

merusak

menyebabkan kerusakan karena aksi air, udara, atau asam

🇵🇭Filipino

kaagnasan

sanhi ng pagkasira dahil sa pagkilos ng tubig, hangin, o acid

🇲🇾Malay

menghakis

menyebabkan kemerosotan akibat tindakan air, udara, atau asid

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تآكل

يسبب التدهور بسبب عمل الماء أو الهواء أو الحمض

🇮🇷Persian

خوردگی کند

در اثر عمل آب، هوا یا اسید باعث خراب شدن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

paslanmak

su, hava veya asit etkisi nedeniyle bozulmaya neden olur

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַכֵּל

לגרום להתדרדרות עקב פעולת מים, אוויר או חומצה

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