corrode
verb (used with object)
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
corroded
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past participleof corrode.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof corrode.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
corrodeverb (used with object)to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
Example Sentences
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The hope and the change, the transcendent conviction that the systemic levers of government are not corroded beyond repair, the optimist I used to be—it all came rushing back.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
He is right that forward guidance has corroded the central bank’s discipline rather than sharpened it.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
By 2018, the utility knew the concrete pipe had corroded “to the point that exposed rebar could be seen and that if not corrected could result in a catastrophic failure,” the lawsuit states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The infrastructure is part of an offshore oil operation that had been closed since 2015, when a corroded section of one of the pipelines burst and caused one of the state’s worst oil spills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
I felt even my soul had been corroded by salt.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
