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Disintegrate vs Corrode - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between disintegrate and corrode

is that disintegrate is to undo the integrity of, break into parts while corrode is to consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

In intransitive terms the difference between disintegrate and corrode

is that disintegrate is to fall apart, break up into parts while corrode is to have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

disintegrate

English

Verb

(disintegrat)
  • To undo the integrity of, break into parts.
  • * Kirwan
  • Marlites are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.
  • To fall apart, break up into parts.
  • Synonyms

    * (qualifier) dismember, dissolve * compost, decay, dissolve

    Antonyms

    * integrate

    Derived terms

    * disintegration * disintegrative * disintegrator

    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