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disintegrate
[ dis-in-tuh-greyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate:
The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- Physics.
- to decay.
- (of a nucleus) to change into one or more different nuclei after being bombarded by high-energy particles, as alpha particles or gamma rays.
verb (used with object)
- to reduce to particles, fragments, or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of:
Rocks are disintegrated by frost and rain.
disintegrate
/ ɪˈɪԳɪˌɡɪ /
verb
- to break or be broken into fragments or constituent parts; shatter
- to lose or cause to lose cohesion or unity
- intr to lose judgment or control; deteriorate
- physics
- to induce or undergo nuclear fission, as by bombardment with fast particles
- another word for decay
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈԳٱ, adjective
- 徱ˈԳٱˌٴǰ, noun
- 徱ˈԳٱپ, adjective
- 徱ˌԳٱˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- 徱··ٱ·· [dis-, in, -t, uh, -gr, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- 徱·t·t 徱··ٱ··ٴ· [dis-, in, -t, uh, -gr, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -grey-t, uh, -ree], adjective
- 徱·t·tǰ noun
- ԴDzd·t·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disintegrate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That indicates that the ice shelves suddenly disintegrated; without these massive floating platforms, such large icebergs could no longer be produced.
But in the hand, it immediately began to disintegrate and blow away in the light breeze.
I felt that everything I loved was disintegrating, and I was heartbroken in a way that mimicked physical illness.
Wales, in danger of disintegrating in the face of England's power and cohesion, had only Ben Thomas' score, a well-taken line off Anscombe, in reply.
The area also symbolizes an inevitable truth about London: Without the thronging masses of tourists, and the attractions designed to amuse them, the city might disintegrate completely.
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