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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.

Origin:
1790–1800; dis-¹ + integrate

Related forms

dis·in·te·gra·ble

[dis-in-tuh-gruh-buh

l] , adjective

dis·in·te·gra·tive, dis·in·te·gra·to·ry

[dis-in-tuh-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -grey-tuh-ree] , adjective

dis·in·te·gra·tor, noun

non·dis·in·te·grat·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1, 3. See decay.

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disintegrate (dɪsˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt)

—vb
1.	to break or be broken into fragments or constituent parts; shatter
2.	to lose or cause to lose cohesion or unity
3.	(intr) to lose judgment or control; deteriorate
4.	physics
	a. to induce or undergo nuclear fission, as by bombardment with fast particles
	b. another word for decay

dis'integrable

—*adj*

disinte'gration

—n

dis'integrative

—*adj*

dis'integrator

—n

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Word Origin & History

disintegrate

1796, from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + integrate. Related: Disintegrated; disintegrating; disintegration.

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