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# corrode

«corrode» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **When metal corrodes, or something corrodes it, it is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (corrode, corrodes, corroded, corroding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) When metal corrodes, or something corrodes it, it is slowly damaged and eaten away by chemical action, such as rust from water and air or damage from acid: «Salt water corrodes the car». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#m1)

2) To slowly weaken or destroy something good, such as trust or friendship: «Lies corrode trust». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means to waste away, as the bones of a sick man. Interpretation: Job's friend describes the suffering of illness as the body wasting away. In the primary lessons: In science lessons on materials and chemical change, pupils test which conditions make iron nails rust (corrode) — water and air together — and how paint, oil or galvanising (zinc coating) protect them. In everyday life, salty roads in winter and sea air corrode cars and bikes. Phrases: «corrode away», «corroded pipes», «corroded battery».

### examples

- His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness. (Writings JOB.33.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#x1)
- Iron corrodes when it gets wet and is exposed to air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#x2)
- The sea air had corroded the old bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#x3)
- Acid can corrode metal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#x4)
- Old batteries can leak and corrode, so do not touch the white crust. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#x5)
- Paint stops the gate from corroding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#x6)
- Telling lies can corrode a friendship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#x7)
- Gold does not corrode, which is why old gold coins still shine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/#x8)

### note

The noun is «corrosion» and the adjective «corrosive» (a corrosive liquid can burn skin — the safety sign shows a hand being damaged). «Rust» is the name for corrosion of iron and steel; other metals corrode in other ways (copper turns green). Spelled with double r.

### In the corpora

- [His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.865/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «corrode» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/corrode/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.