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   dis·in·te·grate

   /disˈin(t)əˌɡrāt/

   verb

   • 1. break up into small parts, typically as the result of impact or decay: "when the missile struck, the car disintegrated in a sheet of searing flame" Similar break upbreak apartfall apartfall to piecesfall to bitsfragmentfractureshattersplinterruptureexplodeblow upblow apartfly apartcrumbledissolvecollapsefounderfaildeclinego downhillgo to rack and ruindegeneratedeteriorateinformal:bustbe smashed to smithereensrare:shiverbreak downdecomposedecayrotmolderperishcorrodedeteriorate
   • ▪ (of a society, family, or other social group) weaken or break apart: "the marriage disintegrated amid allegations that she was having an affair"
   • ▪ undergo or cause to undergo disintegration at a subatomic level: "a meson can spontaneously disintegrate"

   Derivatives

   • 1. disintegrative adjective
   • 2. disintegrator noun

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   The meaning of DISINTEGRATE is to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles. How to use disintegrate in a sentence.

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   DISINTEGRATE definition: 1. to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces: 2. to become much worse: 3. to…. Learn more.

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   If an object or substance disintegrates, it breaks into many small pieces or parts and is destroyed. At 420mph the windscreen disintegrated. [VERB] Synonyms: break up, crumble, fall apart, separate More Synonyms of disintegrate. disintegration uncountable noun.

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   When something disintegrates, it does the opposite of become whole; it falls apart. Objects can either disintegrate over time — like a tooth soaking in a cup of soda, or instantaneously — like a building disintegrating into dust from an explosion.

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   Disintegrate definition: to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate. See examples of DISINTEGRATE used in a sentence.

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   DISINTEGRATE meaning: 1. to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces: 2. to become much worse: 3. to…. Learn more.

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   DISINTEGRATE definition: 1. to break into a lot of small pieces 2. to become much worse: . Learn more.

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   verb. /dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] to break into small parts or pieces and be destroyed. The plane disintegrated as it fell into the sea. The wall just disintegrated in a shower of fragments and dust. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.

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    1. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles. See Synonyms at decay. 2. To lose cohesion or unity: pressures that cause families to disintegrate. 3. Physics & Chemistry To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation. v.tr. To cause to disintegrate. dis·in′te·gra′tive adj. dis·in′te·gra′tor n.

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    Disintegrate definition: To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.