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- Dictionarydisintegrate/dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/
verb
- 1. break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay: "our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet" Similar
- 2. lose strength or cohesion and gradually fail: "their marriage disintegrated"
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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.
DISINTEGRATE definition: 1. to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces: 2. to become much worse: 3. to…. Learn more.
Disintegrate definition: to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate. See examples of DISINTEGRATE used in a sentence.
DISINTEGRATE meaning: 1. to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces: 2. to become much worse: 3. to…. Learn more.
[VERB] disintegration (dɪsɪntɪgreɪʃən ) uncountable noun. ...the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia. [ + of] ...the disintegration of an ordinary marriage. 2. verb. If an object or substance disintegrates, it breaks into many small pieces or parts and is destroyed. At 420mph the windscreen disintegrated. [VERB]
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. Definitions of disintegrate. verb.
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. Want to learn more?
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.
DISINTEGRATE definition: 1. to break into a lot of small pieces 2. to become much worse: . Learn more.
If something disintegrates, it becomes seriously weakened, and is divided or destroyed. During October 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to disintegrate.
