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Deteriorated vs Corroded - What's the difference?

deteriorated | corroded |

As verbs the difference between deteriorated and corroded

is that deteriorated is (deteriorate) while corroded is (corrode).

As an adjective corroded is

damaged by corrosion.

deteriorated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (deteriorate)

  • deteriorate

    English

    Verb

    (deteriorat)
  • To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
  • to deteriorate the mind
  • * Southey
  • The art of war, like every other art, ecclesiastical architecture alone excepted, was greatly deteriorated during those years of general degradation
  • To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=January 8 , author=Paul Fletcher , title=Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=It was turning into an abysmal afternoon for Newcastle and it deteriorated further when Tiote saw red for his challenge on Jon Ashton. }}

    Synonyms

    * worsen

    Antonyms

    * ameliorate * better * improve

    corroded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Damaged by corrosion.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (corrode)