All disintegrate synonyms

verb disintegrate

• fall apart — physically: into pieces
• break up — When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
• sink — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
• decompose — When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay.
• disband — to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.
• decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
• dismantle — to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
• splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
• shatter — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
• crumble — If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
• wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
• degenerate — If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
• rot — to undergo decomposition; decay.
• sever — to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
• descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
• wash out — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
• break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
• deliquesce — (esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air
• pulverize — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
• disconnect — SCSI reconnect
• divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• worsen — Make or become worse.
• atomize — to separate or be separated into free atoms
• separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
• disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
• taint — the area between the testicles or vulva and the anus; the perineum.
• turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• molder — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
• disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
• spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
• disunite — to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
• putrefy — to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor.
• detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
• dilapidate — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
• fragment — fragmentation
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
• split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
• breakdown — The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
• moulder — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
• pulverise — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
• disimprove — (transitive, rare) to make worse.
• fade away — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
• take apart — into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.