English-Finnish translations for corrode

• syövyttää
• syöpyä
• kulua
  Maali kului parissa kymmenessä vuodessa pois.
  Rahaa kului paljon.
  Aika kuluu nopeasti.
• ruostua
  Rauta ruostuu helposti, ellei sitä suojata pintakäsittelemällä.
  Taitoni ovat ruostuneet pahasti.
• ruostuttaa

Definition of corrode

• To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali
• To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion

Synonyms

• canker
• gnaw
• rust
• waste
• wear

Examples

• My morale is being corroded day by day

Related words

• corroded
• uncorroded
• Eikenella corrodens
• become corroded