disintegrate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪsˈɪntəˌɡreɪt/ UK /dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to break into small parts or fall apart completely

The old manuscript began to disintegrate when touched.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to break into small parts... crumble fragment decompose shatterfall apartdecay pulverize

Opposites

integrate unite combine cohere consolidate

Word family

Derived forms disintegration disintegratordisintegrated

Related forms integrate integral integer entire

Etymology

From dis- ('apart') + integrate; integrate from Latin integratus, past participle of integrare ('to make whole'), from integer ('whole, untouched'), from in- ('not') + tangere ('to touch').

integrare Latin integer Latin tangere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disintegrate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɪntəˌɡreɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/

## Meanings
1. to break into small parts or fall apart completely

## Examples
- The old manuscript began to disintegrate when touched.

## Synonyms
- crumble
- fragment
- decompose
- shatter
- fall apart
- decay
- pulverize

## Antonyms
- integrate
- unite
- combine
- cohere
- consolidate

## Derived Forms
- disintegration
- disintegrator
- disintegrated

## Related Forms
- integrate
- integral
- integer
- entire

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: integrare
- Root: integer
- Root: tangere

## Etymology
From dis- ('apart') + integrate; integrate from Latin integratus, past participle of integrare ('to make whole'), from integer ('whole, untouched'), from in- ('not') + tangere ('to touch').

## AI Etymology
Disintegrate comes from dis- ('apart') + integrate; integrate from Latin integratus, past participle of integrare ('to make whole'), from integer ('whole, untouched'), from in- ('not') + tangere ('to touch'). The historical trail runs through Latin integrare, Latin integer and Latin tangere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to break into small parts or fall apart completely. Derived formations include disintegration, disintegrator, disintegrated; related forms include integrate, integral, integer, entire.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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