Synonyms and related words :
ablate, atomize, bite the dust, break, break open, break up, burst, canker, carry away, come apart, come off, come to dust, come undone, come unstuck, consume, corrode, corrupt, crack, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, crumble to dust, decay, decompose, disintegrate, disjoin, disorganize, dissolve, effloresce, erode, fall, fall into decay, fall off, fall to dust, fester, fission, fissure, fly apart, fracture, gangrene, get loose, give away, give way, go bad, go to pieces, grain, granulate, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, necrose, peel off, powder, putrefy, putresce, rankle, rot, rupture, shard, shatter, snap, sphacelate, split, spoil, spring a leak, spring apart, start, suppurate, topple, tumble, unravel, waste away, wear away