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dis·in·te·grate
 disintegrate
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- pronunciation:
- dihs
In
t
greIt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
disintegrates, disintegrating, disintegrated |
| definition 1: |
to come apart; break down into component parts or fragments.
The old plaster on the walls was slowly disintegrating.The experimental rocket disintegrated soon after its launch into space.The suspect's story disintegrated under the questioning of the police.
- synonyms:
- break, crumble, dissolve, shatter
- antonyms:
- unite
- similar words:
- decompose, disband, disperse, molder, scatter
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| definition 2: |
to decay or be transformed, as an atomic nucleus bombarded by high-energy particles.
- similar words:
- decompose
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| related words: |
burst, decay, digest, give way, part, resolve, rot, wear |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to break down or reduce to component parts; destroy.
- synonyms:
- decompose, dissolve, molder, shatter
- antonyms:
- integrate, unite
- similar words:
- crumble, destroy, disband, disperse
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| related words: |
burst, bust, digest, part, rot, wear |
adverb + (v.)disintegrate
but, eventually, literally, quickly, slowly, soon, totally
(v.)disintegrate
+ adverb
altogether, apart, completely, fast, gradually, rapidly
(v.)disintegrate
+ noun
ash, atmosphere, blast, chaos, component, dust, flame, flight, foot, fragment, inside, mass, metal, nucleus, pile, second, tension, wake
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| derivations: |
disintegrative (adj.), disintegration (n.), disintegrator (n.) |
The word disintegrate
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
integ
Latin
root
that means whole
Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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