syövyttää — meaning in English

English meaning

• corrode verb To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
• erode verb To gradually wear away, especially by water, wind, or chemical action.
• fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.

Senses

syövyttää is used for these senses in English:

• corrode (transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
• erode To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
• fret (ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.

corrode — full definition

1. verb To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
2. verb To slowly damage, weaken or wear something away over time.
3. verb To act in a corrosive way, or to undergo corrosion.

erode — full definition

1. verb To gradually wear away, especially by water, wind, or chemical action.
2. verb To gradually weaken or destroy something over time.

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