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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
Other 51Թ Forms
- disintegrable adjective
- disintegrative adjective
- disintegratory adjective
- disintegrator noun
- nondisintegrating adjective
- 徱ˈԳٱ adjective
- 徱ˈԳٱˌٴǰ noun
- 徱ˈԳٱپ adjective
- 徱ˌԳٱˈپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of disintegrate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch glacier was disintegrating, one person has been reported missing, and many homes have been completely flattened.
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.
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