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Disintegrate vs Fragment - What's the difference?

disintegrate | fragment |

In transitive terms the difference between disintegrate and fragment

is that disintegrate is to undo the integrity of, break into parts while fragment is to cause to be broken into pieces.

In intransitive terms the difference between disintegrate and fragment

is that disintegrate is to fall apart, break up into parts while fragment is to break apart.

As a noun fragment is

a part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.

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

    fragment

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
  • (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
  • (computing)
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break apart.
  • To cause to be broken into pieces.
  • Synonyms

    * fragmentize

    Derived terms

    * fragmentation