Disintegrate vs Collapse - What's the difference?
disintegrate | collapse |
To undo the integrity of, break into parts.
* Kirwan
To fall apart, break up into parts.
To fall down suddenly; to cave in
* Maunder
To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely
To fold compactly
(cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
To cause something to collapse.
To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint
The act of collapsing
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Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset)
Collapse is a synonym of disintegrate.
In transitive terms the difference between disintegrate and collapse
is that disintegrate is to undo the integrity of, break into parts while collapse is to cause something to collapse.In intransitive terms the difference between disintegrate and collapse
is that disintegrate is to fall apart, break up into parts while collapse is to pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.As a noun collapse is
the act of collapsing.disintegrate
English
Verb
(disintegrat)- Marlites are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.
Synonyms
* (qualifier) dismember, dissolve * compost, decay, dissolveAntonyms
* integrateDerived terms
* disintegration * disintegrative * disintegratorcollapse
English
(wikipedia collapse)Verb
(collaps)- A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.
- Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse .
- Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
- The exhausted singer collapsed onstage and had to be taken to the hospital.
Derived terms
* collapsibleNoun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The top six are assured of continental competition and after making a statement of intent against Stoke, it would take a dramatic collapse for Newcastle to surrender their place.}}