different between corrode vs exulcerate

English

Etymology

From Middle English corr?den, that borrowed from Old French corroder or directly from Latin corrodere (“to gnaw”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?????d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k???o?d/, [k???o??d], [k??(?)o??d]
• Rhymes: -??d

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.
2. (transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

3. (intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

Synonyms

• (to eat away by degrees): canker, gnaw, rust, waste, wear

Translations

Anagrams

• Cordero

French

Verb

corrode

1. first-person singular present indicative of corroder
2. third-person singular present indicative of corroder
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of corroder
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of corroder
5. second-person singular imperative of corroder

Italian

Verb

corrode

1. third-person singular present indicative of corrodere

Anagrams

• corredo, corredò
• decorro

Latin

Verb

corr?de

1. second-person singular present active imperative of corr?d?

English

Etymology

From Latin exulcer?tus, perfect passive participle of exulcer?.

Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /???z?ls???t/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /???z?ls??e?t/

Adjective

exulcerate (comparative more exulcerate, superlative most exulcerate)

1. (obsolete) Very sore; ulcerated.

Verb

exulcerate (third-person singular simple present exulcerates, present participle exulcerating, simple past and past participle exulcerated)

1. To ulcerate.
   • 1661, John Evelyn, Fumifugium

     To exulcerate the lungs.

2. To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     Minds exulcerated in themselves.

Latin

Verb

exulcer?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of exulcer?