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corroding

kəˈrəʊd

verb

destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action.

acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings

wear away,wear down,eat away (at),gnaw away (at),bite into,burn into,burn through,erode,abrade,consume,dissolve,oxidize,oxidate,rust,tarnish,destroy,spoil

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corrodes

kəˈrəʊd

verb

destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action.

acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings

wear away,wear down,eat away (at),gnaw away (at),bite into,burn into,burn through,erode,abrade,consume,dissolve,oxidize,oxidate,rust,tarnish,destroy,spoil

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corroded

kəˈrəʊd

verb

destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action.

acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings

wear away,wear down,eat away (at),gnaw away (at),bite into,burn into,burn through,erode,abrade,consume,dissolve,oxidize,oxidate,rust,tarnish,destroy,spoil

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corrode

kəˈrəʊd

verb

destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action.

acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings

wear away,wear down,eat away (at),gnaw away (at),bite into,burn into,burn through,erode,abrade,consume,dissolve,oxidize,oxidate,rust,tarnish,destroy,spoil

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abrading

/əˈbreɪd/

verb

Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

it was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust

wear away,wear down,wear,erode,scrape away,corrode,eat away at,gnaw away at,bite into,scour,rasp,strip,flay

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abrades

/əˈbreɪd/

verb

Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

it was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust

wear away,wear down,wear,erode,scrape away,corrode,eat away at,gnaw away at,bite into,scour,rasp,strip,flay

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abraded

/əˈbreɪd/

verb

Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

it was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust

wear away,wear down,wear,erode,scrape away,corrode,eat away at,gnaw away at,bite into,scour,rasp,strip,flay

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abrade

/əˈbreɪd/

transitive verb

Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust

wear away,wear down,wear,erode,scrape away,corrode,eat away at,gnaw away at,bite into,scour,rasp,strip,flay

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