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cor|re|spond|ent ◆◆◇ /kɒ r I spɒ ndənt, [AM ] kɔː r-/ (correspondents ) N‑COUNT A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who specializes in a particular type of news. □  …The Times Diplomatic Correspondent.

cor|re|spond|ing|ly /kɒ r I spɒ nd I ŋli, [AM ] kɔː r-/ ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj/adv] You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it. □  As his political stature has shrunk, he has grown correspondingly more dependent on the army.

cor|ri|dor /kɒ r I dɔː ^r , [AM ] kɔː r I dər/ (corridors )

1 N‑COUNT A corridor is a long passage in a building, with doors and rooms on one or both sides.

2 N‑COUNT A corridor is a strip of land that connects one country to another or gives it a route to the sea through another country. □  The republic lay in a narrow corridor of disputed land.

cor|robo|rate /kərɒ bəre I t/ (corroborates , corroborating , corroborated ) VERB To corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story. ●  cor|robo|ra|tion /kərɒ bəre I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] He needed independent corroboration of his version of the accident.

cor|robo|ra|tive /kərɒ bərət I v, [AM ] -re I t I v/ ADJ [ADJ n] Corroborative evidence or information supports an idea, account, or argument. [FORMAL ] □  …a written statement supported by other corroborative evidence.

cor|rode /kəroʊ d/ (corrodes , corroding , corroded )

1 VERB If metal or stone corrodes , or is corroded , it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust. □ [V ] He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise. □ [be V -ed] Engineers found the structure had been corroded by moisture. □ [V n] Acid rain destroys trees and corrodes buildings. ●  cor|rod|ed ADJ □  The investigators found that the underground pipes were badly corroded.

2 VERB To corrode something means to gradually make it worse or weaker. [LITERARY ] □ [V n] Suffering was easier to bear than the bitterness he felt corroding his spirit.

cor|ro|sion /kəroʊ ʒ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Corrosion is the damage that is caused when something is corroded. □  Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.

cor|ro|sive /kəroʊ s I v/

1 ADJ A corrosive substance is able to destroy solid materials by a chemical reaction. □  Sodium and sulphur are highly corrosive.

2 ADJ If you say that something has a corrosive effect, you mean that it gradually causes serious harm. [FORMAL ] □  …the corrosive effects of inflation.

cor|ru|gat|ed /kɒ rəge I t I d, [AM ] kɔː r-/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Corrugated metal or cardboard has been folded into a series of small parallel folds to make it stronger. □  …a hut with a corrugated iron roof.

cor|rupt /kərʌ pt/ (corrupts , corrupting , corrupted )

1 ADJ Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power. □  …to save the nation from corrupt politicians of both parties. □  He had accused three opposition members of corrupt practices. ●  cor|rupt|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  …several government officials charged with acting corruptly.