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(v)corrode, eat, rustcause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid“The acid corroded the metal”,
“The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink” (v)corrode, rustbecome destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid“The metal corroded”,
“The pipes rusted”