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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