- corrode, eat, rust - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
--1 is one way to damage
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun corrosion2, noun corroding1
Something ----s something
- corrode, rust - become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
--2 is one way to decay, crumble, delapidate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun corrosion1, noun corrosion2, noun corroding1
These cars won't corrode