disintegrate

dis·in·te·grate  (ds-nt-grt)

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.

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. See Synonyms at decay.

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dis·inte·grative adj.

dis·inte·grator n.

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disintegrate

Verb

[-grating, -grated]

1. to lose cohesion; break up: the business disintegrated

2. (of an object) to break into fragments; shatter

3. Physics

a. to undergo nuclear fission or include nuclear fission in

b. same as decay (sense 3)

disintegration n

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 break up, crumble, fall apart, separate, shatter, splinter, break apart, fall to pieces, go to pieces, disunite

Translations

disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi → disgregarse, desintegrarse

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disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi → se désintégrer

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disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi → zerfallen;

(marriage, partnership) → scheitern;

(organization) → sich auflösen

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disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi → disintegrarsi

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disintegrate

v disintegrate [disˈintigreit]

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 rozpadnout se falde fra hinanden; gå i opløsning auflösen διαλύω, διαλύομαι desintegrar laiali lagunema, lagundama متلاشی شدن؛ تکه تکه شدن hajottaa, hajota (se) désintégrer/désagréger לְפוֹרֵר अलग-अलग करना raspasti se felbomlik, szétesik hancur tærast, eyðast disintegrare, disintegrarsi ばらばらにする 산산조각 나다; 산산조각 내다 suirti, suardyti sadalīt []; sadalīties; sairt hancur uiteenvallen falle fra hverandre, gå i oppløsning rozpadać się, powodować rozpad desintegrar a (se) dezintegra; a (se) rupe în bucăţi распадаться (на части) rozpadnúť sa razpadati raspasti se lösa[] upp, sönderdela[] แตกเป็นชิ้น ๆ parçala(n)mak 使分裂 розкладати(ся); подрібнювати ٹکڑے ٹکڑے یا اجزا میں تقسیم کرنا tan rã 使分裂

n disˌinteˈgration

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