Synonyms for disintegrate

Most common

decay · decompose · crumble · dissolve

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

integrate, combine, unite

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To undo the integrity of; to break into parts.

Related words

Word family

disintegration disintegrative

Forms

Past participle

disintegrated
e.g. disintegrated → decayed, decomposed, crumbled, dissolved…

Example sentences

• decay A mother must protect her child's teeth from decay.
• dissolve Fadil brought enough acid to dissolve Layla's body.
• crumble Leon and Rima’s relationship continued to crumble.
• decompose Rocks take time to decompose, especially quartz and feldspar.
• disperse The police hurried to disperse the riots with force.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters

go¹

4 letters

rend

5 letters

crush¹, decay², ravel²

6 letters

divide², perish²

7 letters

crumble², shatter², compost²

8 letters

separate³, dissolve², disperse²

9 letters

decompose³, dismember³

13 letters

dematerialize, dematerialise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decay² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

désagréger

Italiano

disaggregare

Español

desagregar

Català

disgregar