corrode
To slowly eat away at metal or other material.
corrode in a sentence
- Years of salty sea air had corroded the old anchor until it crumbled with rust.
- Acid rain can slowly corrode old statues, eating away at their stone faces year by year.
Words that mean something similar
rust, erode
More words about time & change
- customary: Done as a habit or tradition; usual.
- disastrous: Causing great damage, trouble or failure.
- dormant: Not active now, as if asleep, but able to wake up later.
- drastic: Sudden and extreme, with a very big effect.
- durable: Strong enough to last a long time without breaking.
- ebb: To slowly get weaker or drain away, like the tide going out.
- elapse: To go by or pass, used when talking about time.
- endure: To put up with something difficult for a long time.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test