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disintegrate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of disintegrate

1 to go through decomposition
  • fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter
Synonyms of disintegrate

break down, corrupt, decay, decompose, fester, foul, mold, molder, perish [chiefly British], putrefy, rot, spoil
Words Related to disintegrate

sour, turn, turn off [British]

contaminate, defile, pollute, taint

addle, curdle, ferment

mortify

rust

crumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, wither
Phrases Synonymous with disintegrate

fall apart, go to seed (or run to seed)
Near Antonyms of disintegrate

age, develop, grow, mature, ripen

refresh, renew, restore

cleanse, purify

assemble, compose, integrate

ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate
2 to reduce to fine particles
  • modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes
Synonyms of disintegrate

atomize, beat, bray, comminute, crush, grind, mill, mull, pound, powder, pulverize
Words Related to disintegrate

grate, kibble

crumble, crunch

break, bust, dash, fracture, fragment

shatter, smash, splinter

micronize
3 to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
  • a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds
Synonyms of disintegrate

break, break up, bust, dismember, disrupt, fracture, fragment, rive
Words Related to disintegrate

atomize, crush, grind, powder, pulverize, reduce

blast, blow up, burst, detonate, explode

crack, pop, shatter, shiver, smash

chip, sliver, splinter, split

implode

destroy, ruin, wreck
Near Antonyms of disintegrate

doctor, fix, heal, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair

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