disintegrate
verb (used without object)
to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate.
has been disintegrating
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present perfect progressiveof disintegrate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Spain has been disintegrating since 1580, when Philip II conquered Portugal.
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