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eaten into

eaten into is the past participle 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 eaten into

What is eaten into the past participle of?
Eaten into is the past participle of eat into.

Words near eaten into in the dictionary

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

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