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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SNP strategists believe the controversy corroded trust in the party and cost them a significant amount of support.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
He is right that forward guidance has corroded the central bank’s discipline rather than sharpened it.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
However, the researchers did not look into what happened when the glass was deliberately smashed -- or corroded by chemicals.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
The units, situated 5 to 9 miles from Santa Barbara County’s coastline, were shut-in after a corroded pipeline released nearly 3,000 barrels of oil in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
And worse, the teeth had braces, bands of corroded scummy metal with pieces of fish and driftwood and floating garbage stuck between them.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
