In transitive terms the difference between corrode and decompose
is that corrode is to consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair while decompose is to separate or break down something into its components; to disintegrate or fragment.
In intransitive terms the difference between corrode and decompose
is that corrode is to have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion while decompose is to rot, decay or putrefy.
corrode
English
Verb
To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
Synonyms
* (to eat away by degrees ): canker, gnaw, rust, waste, wear
decompose
English
Verb
(decompos)
to separate or break down something into its components; to disintegrate or fragment
to rot, decay or putrefy
Related terms
* decomposition
