WordCmp.com

disintegrate vs pulverize

pulverize vs disintegrate

disintegrate and pulverize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disintegrate No No Yes No
pulverize No No Yes No
As verbs, pulverize is a hyponym of disintegrate; that is, pulverize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disintegrate:
  • disintegrate: break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
  • pulverize: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
disintegrate (verb) pulverize (verb)
break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current become powder or dust
cause to undergo fission or lose particles destroy completely
Difference between disintegrate and pulverize

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.