different between corrode vs putrify

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

Pronunciation

Verb

putrify (third-person singular simple present putrifies, present participle putrifying, simple past and past participle putrified)

1. Alternative spelling of putrefy