disintegrate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To undo the integrity of; to break into parts.
2. (transitive) To undo the integrity of; to break into parts.
3. (intransitive) To fall apart; to break up into parts.

Synonyms

decompose

crumble

break up

break down

decay

disperse

fall apart

collapse

break

separate

melt

deteriorate

dissociate

diffuse

disband

break apart

disintegration

fragment

shatter

dissolove

split

erode

evaporate

fall

fan out

give way

go

go bad

go to pieces

knock down

molder

partition

permeate

putrefy

resolve

rive

rot

rupture

segregate

sever

shrivel

slash

spallation

splinter

split off

splitting

split up

spread out

unsolder

wear down

Translations

désintégrer

zerfallen

sfasciarsi

desintegrar

auflösen

desintegrar

αποσυνθέτω

desintegreren

disgregare

decomporre

scheiden

zersetzen

disperser

disintegrare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt/

Etymology

Recorded since 1785, from dis- + integrate.