Verb corrode has 2 senses
  1. 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
    Derived forms: noun corrosion2, noun corroding1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. 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
    Derived forms: noun corrosion1, noun corrosion2, noun corroding1
    Sample sentence:
    These cars won't corrode
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