dis·in·te·grate (d s-n t-gr t )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. dis·in te·grative adj.dis·in te·grator n. |
disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪˌgreɪt]
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 / General Physics) Physics
a. to induce or undergo nuclear fission, as by bombardment with fast particles
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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" 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" 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 |
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.
Translations
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
disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi
[object] → se désintégrer; [substance] → se désagréger
[relationship, marriage, nation] → se désagréger
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
disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi → disintegrarsi (fig) (society, theory) → disgregarsi
disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi → disintegrarsi (fig) (society, theory) → disgregarsi
disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi → disintegrarsi (fig) (society, theory) → disgregarsi
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 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 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 hajoaminen désintégration הִתפּוֹרֵרוּת बिखराव raspadanje, slom ličnosti felbomlás kehancuran tæring, eyðing disintegrazione 崩壊 분해 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
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