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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
/ dɪsˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt /
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 Word Forms
- disintegrable adjective
- disintegrator noun
- disintegrative adjective
- disintegration noun
- disintegratory adjective
- nondisintegrating adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disintegrate1
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Example Sentences
It is on its fourth cheese supplier, and still is trying to figure out how to keep the cheese from disintegrating while the shell waits for fillings like ground beef and yet-more cheese.
Plastic wipes don't disintegrate when flushed down the toilet, so when oil and fat congeal on them, so-called fatbergs form in sewers, which water companies say cost them £200m a year to clear.
Newberry’s five-and-dime store, she worked for a month and a half to pay it off in installments, wearing it for years until it all but disintegrated.
A police chief has said there is no imminent danger that the tower will disintegrate.
Their response proved that they would rather watch New York disintegrate than allow people who are struggling economically to get even a modicum of relief.
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