corrodev.

Brit.

/kəˈrəʊd/, U.S.

/kəˈroʊd/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s corode, (1600s crode).

Etymology: < Latin corrōdĕre to gnaw away, < cor- (com-) intensive + rōdĕre to gnaw. Compare French corroder (Paré, 16th cent.).

†1. transitive. To eat into; to eat or gnaw away. Obsolete in literal sense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by eating habits > [verb (transitive)] > eat into

corrode1555

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > cause bad condition in [verb (transitive)] > eat away

begnawa1000

gnawa1000

freta1200

corrode1555

eat1555

befreta1592

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 122^v Howe these woormes knawe and corrode the shyppes.

1648 Hunting of Fox 10 The Fox (being about to destroy a vine) doth it by corroding and gnawing the root.

1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 162 No moth can corrode their texture.

1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Personal Relig. (1873) iii. 28 The branch..corroded by insects.]

2. transferred. To wear away or destroy gradually, as if by eating or gnawing away the texture.

a. Said of diseases, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > wasting disease > affect with wasting disease [verb (transitive)]

wastec1230

forpinec1275

pinea1325

corrodec1400

rust1493

macerate1547

forwaste1563

tabefy1656

tabid1661

colliquate1666

undermine1879

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 79 Galion seiþ þat scharp blood..corrodiþ [MS. B. cordyth] fleisch.

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 92 A festre..if þat..he haue corrodid eiþer rotid sumwhat of þe senewe.

1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. xxxi A Canker the whiche doth corode & eat the superiall partes of the body.

1643 J. Steer tr. Fabricius Exper. Chyrurg. i. 2 The Humours doe crode and knaw the place affected.

1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments 179 The Blood turning acrimonious corrodes the Vessels.

1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. ii. 57 A painful disorder, which had been secretly corroding her constitution for a number of years.

1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants vi. 103 The cartilage had been unequally corroded by the secretion.

b. Said of the action of chemical agents or rust upon metal, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > cause bad condition in [verb (transitive)] > corrode or erode

forfret?c1225

fret?c1225

gnaw1530

to eat awaya1538

eat1555

arrode1575

corrode1594

out-eatc1595

eat1609

erode1612

to eat out1616

bite1623

etch1664

exede1669

cancer1824

to eat in-

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 14 Grene vitriol..if þou leie him on moist compleccioun he..corrodith [v.r. coroduþ] it.]

1594 H. Plat Jewell House 37 Others [i.e. inks] would corrode or fret the paper in peeces.

1667 H. Stubbe in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 495 The Iron-Guns..were so corroded, that some were..almost like Honey-Combs.

1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 26 Morter eats and corrodes the Timber.

1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §138 Iron and copper are corroded and gather rust in the air.

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 283 Dürer, whom Landseer supposes to be the first who corroded his plates with aqua~fortis.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 491 As in the sea all things are corroded by the brine.

†c. Said of the gradual action of water, currents, etc.: To erode, eat away. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (transitive)]

corrade1646

corrode1652

degrade1812

erode1830

1652 J. French York-shire Spaw iii. 34 The water..corrodes its way through the same.

1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. iv. 24 The Chanels of Rivers [will be] corroded by the Streams.

1781 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 98 The current..falling obliquely on the side of the bay, corrodes it incessantly.

3. figurative.

ΚΠ

a1631 J. Donne To C'tess Bedford Statesmen purge vice with vice, and may corrode The bad with bad.

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 215 Those restless thoughts and contentions which corrode the sweets of life.

c1760 T. Smollett Love Elegy 4 Heart-gnawing cares corrode my pensive breast.

1792 F. Burney Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) I. 228 Our time was almost all corroded by the general alarm.

1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. i. 60 Luxurious and effeminate vices do undoubtedly corrode and enervate national character.

4. absol. and intransitive (in preceding senses).

a. literal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] > become corroded > cause corrosion

corrode1610

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (intransitive)] > of water

corrode1780

1610 G. Markham Maister-peece ii. clxxiii. 486 It adusteth, dryeth, and corrodeth.

1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 122 The green of brasse corrodeth lesse when it is burned, than unburned.

1780 T. A. Mann in Philos. Trans. 1779 (Royal Soc.) 69 603 So great..irregularities..in the motion of a river, as will..corrode through the banks.

1846 C. Darwin Geol. Observ. S. Amer. i. 18 Periods of comparative rest, during which the sea corroded deeply, as it is still corroding, into the land.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle i. 8 But your sawce is scurvy, and will doubtless corrode upon my Nature.

1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 173 The Abuses in the Management of the Royal Navy, and the multitudinous Fraud that corroded there.

1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 17 Nov. 215 By uncautiously suffering this jealousy to corrode in her breast.

1861 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 71 The love of money had not yet corroded into him.

5. intransitive (for reflexive). To become corroded, suffer corrosion. literal and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] > become corroded

corrode1819

1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. iii. 180 Some minds corrode, and grow inactive, under the loss of personal liberty.

1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (1876) iii. 31 Gold and silver..do not rust, corrode, or decay.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	corrode
释义	corrodev. Brit. /kəˈrəʊd/, U.S. /kəˈroʊd/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s corode, (1600s crode). Etymology: < Latin corrōdĕre to gnaw away, < cor- (com-) intensive + rōdĕre to gnaw. Compare French corroder (Paré, 16th cent.). †1. transitive. To eat into; to eat or gnaw away. Obsolete in literal sense. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [verb (transitive)] > eat into corrode1555 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > cause bad condition in [verb (transitive)] > eat away begnawa1000 gnawa1000 freta1200 corrode1555 eat1555 befreta1592 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 122^v Howe these woormes knawe and corrode the shyppes. 1648 Hunting of Fox 10 The Fox (being about to destroy a vine) doth it by corroding and gnawing the root. 1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 162 No moth can corrode their texture. 1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Personal Relig. (1873) iii. 28 The branch..corroded by insects.] 2. transferred. To wear away or destroy gradually, as if by eating or gnawing away the texture. a. Said of diseases, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > wasting disease > affect with wasting disease [verb (transitive)] wastec1230 forpinec1275 pinea1325 corrodec1400 rust1493 macerate1547 forwaste1563 tabefy1656 tabid1661 colliquate1666 undermine1879 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 79 Galion seiþ þat scharp blood..corrodiþ [MS. B. cordyth] fleisch. c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 92 A festre..if þat..he haue corrodid eiþer rotid sumwhat of þe senewe. 1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. xxxi A Canker the whiche doth corode & eat the superiall partes of the body. 1643 J. Steer tr. Fabricius Exper. Chyrurg. i. 2 The Humours doe crode and knaw the place affected. 1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments 179 The Blood turning acrimonious corrodes the Vessels. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. ii. 57 A painful disorder, which had been secretly corroding her constitution for a number of years. 1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants vi. 103 The cartilage had been unequally corroded by the secretion. b. Said of the action of chemical agents or rust upon metal, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > cause bad condition in [verb (transitive)] > corrode or erode forfret?c1225 fret?c1225 gnaw1530 to eat awaya1538 eat1555 arrode1575 corrode1594 out-eatc1595 eat1609 erode1612 to eat out1616 bite1623 etch1664 exede1669 cancer1824 to eat in- c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 14 Grene vitriol..if þou leie him on moist compleccioun he..corrodith [v.r. coroduþ] it.] 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 37 Others [i.e. inks] would corrode or fret the paper in peeces. 1667 H. Stubbe in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 495 The Iron-Guns..were so corroded, that some were..almost like Honey-Combs. 1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 26 Morter eats and corrodes the Timber. 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §138 Iron and copper are corroded and gather rust in the air. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 283 Dürer, whom Landseer supposes to be the first who corroded his plates with aqua~fortis. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 491 As in the sea all things are corroded by the brine. †c. Said of the gradual action of water, currents, etc.: To erode, eat away. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (transitive)] corrade1646 corrode1652 degrade1812 erode1830 1652 J. French York-shire Spaw iii. 34 The water..corrodes its way through the same. 1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. iv. 24 The Chanels of Rivers [will be] corroded by the Streams. 1781 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 98 The current..falling obliquely on the side of the bay, corrodes it incessantly. 3. figurative. ΚΠ a1631 J. Donne To C'tess Bedford Statesmen purge vice with vice, and may corrode The bad with bad. 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 215 Those restless thoughts and contentions which corrode the sweets of life. View more context for this quotation c1760 T. Smollett Love Elegy 4 Heart-gnawing cares corrode my pensive breast. 1792 F. Burney Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) I. 228 Our time was almost all corroded by the general alarm. 1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. i. 60 Luxurious and effeminate vices do undoubtedly corrode and enervate national character. 4. absol. and intransitive (in preceding senses). a. literal. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] > become corroded > cause corrosion corrode1610 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (intransitive)] > of water corrode1780 1610 G. Markham Maister-peece ii. clxxiii. 486 It adusteth, dryeth, and corrodeth. 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 122 The green of brasse corrodeth lesse when it is burned, than unburned. 1780 T. A. Mann in Philos. Trans. 1779 (Royal Soc.) 69 603 So great..irregularities..in the motion of a river, as will..corrode through the banks. 1846 C. Darwin Geol. Observ. S. Amer. i. 18 Periods of comparative rest, during which the sea corroded deeply, as it is still corroding, into the land. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle i. 8 But your sawce is scurvy, and will doubtless corrode upon my Nature. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 173 The Abuses in the Management of the Royal Navy, and the multitudinous Fraud that corroded there. 1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 17 Nov. 215 By uncautiously suffering this jealousy to corrode in her breast. 1861 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 71 The love of money had not yet corroded into him. 5. intransitive (for reflexive). To become corroded, suffer corrosion. literal and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] > become corroded corrode1819 1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. iii. 180 Some minds corrode, and grow inactive, under the loss of personal liberty. 1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (1876) iii. 31 Gold and silver..do not rust, corrode, or decay. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.c1400
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