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corrodes

corrodes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of corrode.

Meaning of corrode

Verb

corrode (third-person singular simple present corrodes, present participle corroding, simple past and past participle corroded)

  1. (transitive) 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.
    Synonyms:
    canker, gnaw, rust, waste, wear
  2. (transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
    • My morale is being corroded day by day.
  3. (intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

Questions about corrodes

What is corrodes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Corrodes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of corrode.

Words near corrodes in the dictionary

  1. corroded
  2. corrodent
  3. corrodents
  4. corroder
  5. corroders
  6. corrodes
  7. corrodeth
  8. corrodiaries
  9. corrodiary
  10. corrodiating
  11. corrodibilities

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