different between granulate vs disintegrate

English

Etymology

granule +? -ate

Verb

granulate (third-person singular simple present granulates, present participle granulating, simple past and past participle granulated)

1. (transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.
2. (intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.

   Cane juice granulates into sugar.

Related terms

• grain
• granular
• granularity
• granulation
• granule

Translations

Adjective

granulate (comparative more granulate, superlative most granulate)

1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
2. Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.

Further reading

• granulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• granulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Adjective

granulate

1. feminine plural of granulato

Verb

granulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of granulare
2. second-person plural imperative of granulare
3. feminine plural of granulato

Latin

Adjective

gr?nul?te

1. vocative masculine singular of gr?nul?tus

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1785, dis- +? integrate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s??nt???e?t/

Verb

disintegrate (third-person singular simple present disintegrates, present participle disintegrating, simple past and past participle disintegrated)

1. (transitive) To undo the integrity of, break into parts.
   • 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy

     Marlites […] are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.

2. (intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.
3. (science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.

Synonyms

• (transitive, to cause to break into parts) dismember, dissolve
• (intransitive, to break into one's parts) compost, decay, dissolve

Antonyms

• integrate

Derived terms

• disintegration
• disintegrative
• disintegrator

Translations

Anagrams

• reinstigated

Italian

Verb

disintegrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of disintegrare
2. second-person plural imperative of disintegrare
3. feminine plural of disintegrato