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[ dis-in-tuh-greyt ] / dɪsˈɪn təˌgreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disintegrate ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), dis·in·te·grat·ed, dis·in·te·grat·ing.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), dis·in·te·grat·ed, dis·in·te·grat·ing.to reduce to particles, fragments, or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of: Rocks are disintegrated by frost and rain. Origin of disintegrateFirst recorded in 1790–1800; dis-1 + integrate synonym study for disintegrate1, 3. See decay. OTHER WORDS FROM disintegratedis·in·te·gra·ble [dis-in-tuh-gruh-buhl], /dɪsˈɪn tə grə bəl/, adjectivedis·in·te·gra·tive, dis·in·te·gra·to·ry [dis-in-tuh-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -grey-tuh-ree], /dɪsˈɪn tə grəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˌgreɪ tə ri/, adjectivedis·in·te·gra·tor, nounnon·dis·in·te·grat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby disintegratedisingenuous, disinherit, disinhibition, disinhume, disinsertion, disintegrate, disintegration, disintegration constant, disinter, disinterest, disinterested Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disintegrateAlong with a durable polydura cover, it has 100 pages of weatherproof paper that won’t disintegrate if it comes in contact with water, grease, or mud. These notebooks are excellent gifts|PopSci Commerce Team|September 28, 2020|Popular Science It felt like building material, but the kind that would disintegrate after a heavy rain. The Rise and Fall of the Rice Cake, America’s One-Time Favorite Health Snack|Brenna Houck|September 17, 2020|Eater Relations between Muslims and Christians disintegrated in northern Iraq after the Islamic State took over Mosul and surrounding regions in 2014. Interfaith soccer teams eased Muslim-Christian tensions — to a point|Sujata Gupta|August 13, 2020|Science News At this point Marvin gives his Liberty Valance smile, the kind that makes you wish you could disintegrate in front of him. The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If life has left Mandela, does this mean we will disintegrate, too? Mandela: The Last Good Man|Mark Gevisser|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST All of our hard work began to disintegrate in an instant, based on a decision the Marines and I had no input on whatsoever. Iraq War, 10th Anniversary: The Last Grand Mufti|John Kael Weston|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Do we have a plan B if the Afghan Army starts to disintegrate? Obama and Romney Must Address the Pakistan Problem|Bruce Riedel|October 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST It is a fantasy, and it was very important to me to show that disintegrate, and show what the actual transaction looked like. ‘Mad Men’: Matthew Weiner and Christina Hendricks Dissect 5 Scenes From ‘The Other Woman’|Jace Lacob|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST The discontinuity of his style, and the strict rules which he adopted, tend to disintegrate his poems. Alexander Pope|Leslie Stephen It is easier to kill it off than to disintegrate its individual form. Later on I'll be able to disintegrate anything, if I have luck—that is, anything except end-products. The Man Who Rocked the Earth|Arthur Train As soon as matter begins to disintegrate, the life-force passes on—that's all. The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere|Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart In this state it is confined and allowed to disintegrate slowly where it can cause no further annoyance. Humorous Ghost Stories|Dorothy Scarborough
British Dictionary definitions for disintegrate
verbto 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 (def. 3)
Derived forms of disintegratedisintegrable, adjectivedisintegration, noundisintegrative, adjectivedisintegrator, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disintegratebreak up, sink, decompose, disband, decay, dismantle, splinter, shatter, crumble, wither, degenerate, rot, sever, descend, wash out, break down, deliquesce, pulverize, disconnect, divide |