disintegrate

dis·in·te·grate

 (dĭs-ĭn′tĭ-grāt′)

v. dis·in·te·grat·ed, dis·in·te·grat·ing, dis·in·te·grates

v.intr.

1. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles. See Synonyms at decay.

2. To lose cohesion or unity: pressures that cause families to disintegrate

3. Physics & Chemistry To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation.

v.tr.

To cause to disintegrate.

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dis·in′te·gra′tive adj.

dis·in′te·gra′tor n.

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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. (General Physics) physics

a. to induce or undergo nuclear fission, as by bombardment with fast particles

b. another word for decay³

disˈintegrable adj

disˌinteˈgration n

disˈintegrative adj

disˈinteˌgrator n

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dis•in•te•grate

(dɪsˈɪn təˌgreɪt)

v. -grat•ed, -grat•ing. v.i.

1. to separate into parts or lose intactness; break up; deteriorate.

2. Physics.

a. to decay.

b. (of a nucleus) to change into one or more different nuclei after being bombarded by high-energy particles, as gamma rays.

v.t.

3. to reduce to fragments or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of.

[1790–1800]

dis•in`te•gra′tion, n.

dis•in′te•gra•ble (-grə bəl) adj.

dis•in′te•gra`tor, n.

syn: See decay.

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disintegrate

Past participle: disintegrated
Gerund: disintegrating

Imperative

disintegrate

disintegrate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died" change integrity - change in physical make-up powder, pulverize, powderise, powderize, pulverise - make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize - become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" unravel, run - become undone; "the sweater unraveled" crumble, fall apart - break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" digest - soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture dissolve - pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" break apart, break up, crash - break violently or noisily; smash; incorporate, integrate - make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"
	2.	disintegrate - cause to undergo fission or lose particles natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" decay, decompose, disintegrate - lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
	3.	disintegrate - lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" decay, decompose natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" change integrity - change in physical make-up disintegrate - cause to undergo fission or lose particles

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disintegrate

verb

1. collapse, fall, fail, fold, founder, give way, subside, cave in, fragment, crumple, go belly-up (informal), fall apart at the seams The empire began to disintegrate.

2. break up, crumble, fall apart, separate, shatter, splinter, break apart, fall to pieces, go to pieces, disunite At 420 mph the windscreen disintegrated.

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disintegrate

verb

1. To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components:

break down, break up, crumble, decompose, dissolve, fragment, fragmentize.

2. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound:

break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, taint, turn.

Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed.

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Translations

يُفَكِّك، يُحَطِّم

rozpadnout se

falde fra hinandengå i opløsning

auflösenbröckeln

desintegrar

désintégrer

felbomlik

tærast, eyîast

disintegraredisintegrazionesfasciarsidecomporredisgregare

suirimas

sadalītsadalītiessairt

gå i oppløsning

parçala mak

使分裂

disintegrate

[dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt]

A. VI

1. (lit) [rock] → desintegrarse; [piece of machinery, furniture, toy] → destrozarse

2. (fig) [country, family, organization, rock] → desintegrarse

B. VT [+ rock] → desintegrar

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disintegrate

[dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi

[object] → se désintégrer; [substance] → se désagréger

[relationship, marriage, nation] → se désagréger

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disintegrate

vi → zerfallen; (rock, cement) → auseinanderbröckeln; (road surface) → rissig werden; (car) → sich in seine Bestandteile auflösen; (group, institution) → sich auflösen; (marriage, society, theory) → zusammenbrechen; (family) → auseinandergehen; to disintegrate into civil war/chaos → in den Bürgerkrieg/ins Chaos versinken

vt → zerfallen lassen; rock, cement → auseinanderbröckeln lassen; road surface → brüchig werden lassen; group, institution → auflösen; theory → zusammenbrechen lassen

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disintegrate

[dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi → disintegrarsi (fig) (society, theory) → disgregarsi

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disintegrate

(disˈintigreit) verb

to (cause to) fall to pieces. The paper bag was so wet that the bottom disintegrated and all the groceries fell out. disintegreer, oplos يُفَكِّك، يُحَطِّم раздробявам desintegrar rozpadnout se auflösen falde fra hinanden; gå i opløsning διαλύω, διαλύομαιdesintegrar laiali lagunema, lagundama متلاشی شدن؛ تکه تکه شدن hajota (se) désintégrer/désagréger לְפוֹרֵר अलग-अलग करना raspasti se felbomlik, szétesik hancur tærast, eyðast disintegrare, disintegrarsi ばらばらにする 분해되다, 붕괴되다 suirti, suardyti sadalīt []; sadalīties; sairt hancur uiteenvallenfalle fra hverandre, gå i oppløsning rozpadać się, powodować rozpad شوپشو كول، تيت وپرك كول، ځپل، ټوټې كول، تجزيه كول desintegrar a (se) dezintegra; a (se) rupe în bucăţi распадаться rozpadnúť sa razpadati raspasti se lösa[s] upp, sönderdela[s] แตกเป็นชิ้น ๆ parçala(n)mak 解體，使解體 розкладати(ся); подрібнювати ٹکڑے ٹکڑے یا اجزا میں تقسیم کرنا tan rã 使分裂

disˌinteˈgration noun

verbrokkeling, ineenstorting, disintegrasie تَفْكيك، تَفَسُّخ раздробяване desintegração rozpad, rozložení die Auflösung opløsning διάσπαση, αποσύνθεσηdesintegración lagunemine, lagundamine فروپاشی؛ تلاشی hajoaminen désintégrationהתפוררות बिखराव raspadanje, slom ličnosti felbomlás kehancuran tæring, eyðing disintegrazione 崩壊 분해 suirimas, suardymas sadalīšana []; sadalīšanās; sairšana penghancuran het uiteenvallen oppløsning, forfall, forvitringrozpad شوپشو كول desintegração dezintegrare распад rozpad razpadanje raspad upplösning, sönderdelning การแตกเป็นชิ้น ๆ parçala(n)ma 分裂 розпадання; дезінтеграція بکھرنے کا عمل sự tan rã 分裂

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disintegrate

vt. desintegrar, reducir a fragmentos o partículas; desintegrarse; separarse.

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