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dis·in·te·grate
 disintegrate
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- pronunciation:
- dihs
In
t
greIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
disintegrates, disintegrating, disintegrated |
| definition 1: |
to come apart; break down into parts or pieces.
Most meteors disintegrate when they enter Earth's atmosphere.
- synonyms:
- break, crumble, dissolve, shatter
- antonyms:
- unite
- similar words:
- decompose, disperse, scatter
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| definition 2: |
to break down into parts or pieces.
Acid from the battery disintegrated the tips of my gloves.- synonyms:
- shatter
- antonyms:
- integrate, unite
- similar words:
- crumble, destroy, disperse
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| related words: |
burst, decay, digest, give way, part, rot, wear |
adverb + (v.)disintegrate
but, eventually, literally, quickly, 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, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, 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, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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