corroded

UK: /kəˈrəʊdɪd/

From the verb corrode: (⇒ conjugate)

corroded is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cor•rode /kəˈroʊd/   v., -rod•ed, -rod•ing. 

1. to (cause to) become worn away gradually, esp. by chemical action: [no object]
   The battery had corroded.
   [~ + object]
   The acid corroded the battery.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cor•rode  (kə rōd′), v., -rod•ed, -rod•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical action.
2. to impair;
   deteriorate:
   Jealousy corroded his character.

v.i. 

3. to become corroded.

• Latin corrōdere to gnaw to pieces, equivalent. to cor- cor- + rōdere to gnaw; akin to rodent
• Middle French)
• Middle English (1350–1400

cor•rod′ent, n. 
cor•rod′er, n. 
cor•rod′i•ble, adj. 
cor•rod′i•bil′i•ty, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

corrode / kəˈrəʊd/ verb

1. to eat away or be eaten away, esp by chemical action as in the oxidation or rusting of a metal
2. (transitive) to destroy gradually; consume: his jealousy corroded his happiness

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin corrōdere to gnaw to pieces, from rōdere to gnaw; see rodent, rat

corˈrodible, corrosible / kəˈrəʊzəb^əl/ adjective