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ate into

ate into is the simple past of eat into.

Meaning of eat into

Verb

eat into (third-person singular simple present eats into, present participle eating into, simple past ate into, past participle eaten into)

  1. To consume gradually, especially by erosion.
    • Rust ate into the old swords and armour.

Questions about ate into

What is ate into the simple past of?
Ate into is the simple past of eat into.

Words near ate into in the dictionary

  1. ate down
  2. ate for two
  3. ate from the palm of someone's hand
  4. ate humble pie
  5. ate in
  6. ate into
  7. ate it
  8. ate lead
  9. ate like a bird
  10. ate like a horse
  11. ate like an animal

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