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- DictionaryDis·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"
disintegrate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧in‧te‧grate /dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/ verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] to break up, or make something break up, into very small pieces The plane just disintegrated in mid-air. 2 [ intransitive] to become weaker or less united and be gradually destroyed a society ...
Definition of disintegrate – Learner’s Dictionary. disintegrate. verb [ I ] uk / dɪˈsɪntɪɡreɪt / us. disintegrate verb [I] (BREAK) Add to word list. to break into a lot of small pieces. disintegrate verb [I] (GET WORSE) to become much worse: The situation is disintegrating into total chaos. disintegration. noun [ U ] uk / dɪˌsɪntɪˈɡreɪʃ ə n / us.
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISINTEGRATE. : to break apart into many small parts or pieces. [no object] The old iron hinge rusted and eventually disintegrated [= crumbled] into dust. The paper will disintegrate if it gets wet. — often used figuratively. Their relationship gradually disintegrated.
To separate into parts or fragments; break up; disunite. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To lose cohesion or unity. Pressures that cause families to disintegrate. American Heritage. To undergo or cause to undergo a nuclear transformation as a result of radioactive decay or a nuclear reaction. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
1. : to break or separate into constituent elements or parts. The iron hinges were disintegrating into dust. 2. : to lose unity or integrity by or as if by breaking into parts. The relationship started to disintegrate. 3. : to undergo a change in composition (see composition sense 2) an atomic nucleus that disintegrates because of radioactivity.
Disintegrate definition, to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age. See more.
What does the verb disintegrate mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb disintegrate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.
