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Gangrene vs Lacerate - What's the difference?

gangrene | lacerate |

As verbs the difference between gangrene and lacerate

is that gangrene is while lacerate is to tear, rip or wound.

As adjectives the difference between gangrene and lacerate

is that gangrene is gangrenous while lacerate is (botany) jagged, as if torn or lacerated.

gangrene

English

(wikipedia gangrene)

Noun

  • The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
    • If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.
  • (figuratively) A damaging or corrupting influence.
  • * 1960 , Cora Vreede-de Stuers, The Indonesian woman: struggles and achievements
    • Women should earn equal wages with men for equal work done. Child marriages and polygamy are a gangrene on society.

    Verb

    (gangren)
  • To produce gangrene in.
  • To be affected with gangrene.
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    lacerate

    English

    Verb

    (lacerat)
  • To tear, rip or wound.
  • To thoroughly defeat; to thrash
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 15 , author=Amy Lawrence , title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=When the fixtures tumbled out of the computer for the start of a newly promoted season, Nigel Adkins must have wondered whether he had unknowingly broken any mirrors while walking under a ladder. Hot on the heels of a tough introduction to both Manchester clubs, a rampant Arsenal lacerated Southampton.}}

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Jagged, as if torn or lacerated.
    • The bract at the base is dry and papery, often lacerate near its apex.
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