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Pulverise vs Disintegrate - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between pulverise and disintegrate

is that pulverise is to completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder while disintegrate is to undo the integrity of, break into parts.

In intransitive terms the difference between pulverise and disintegrate

is that pulverise is to become reduced to powder; to fall to dust while disintegrate is to fall apart, break up into parts.

pulverise

English

Alternative forms

* pulverize

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
  • To defeat soundly, thrash.
  • To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
  • the stone pulverises easily

    disintegrate

    English

    Verb

    (disintegrat)
  • To undo the integrity of, break into parts.
  • * Kirwan
  • Marlites are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.
  • To fall apart, break up into parts.
  • Synonyms

    * (qualifier) dismember, dissolve * compost, decay, dissolve

    Antonyms

    * integrate

    Derived terms

    * disintegration * disintegrative * disintegrator