disintegrate
verb (used without object)
to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate.
disintegrated
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past participleof disintegrate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disintegrate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disintegrateverb (used without object)to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate.
Example Sentences
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Donald Campbell died aged 45 when the hydroplane flipped into the air and disintegrated as he attempted a water speed record.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
By 1946, the young republic had almost disintegrated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Given how fragile it was, it may simply have disintegrated on the shelf and been overlooked or thrown away.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Panther Lake also represents a step forward for a company whose manufacturing footprint disintegrated over the last decade.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
I scrambled backward as the roof disintegrated into a mass of falling rubble.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
