 disintegrate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity | |
| Examples: | "The material disintegrated" "the group disintegrated after the leader died" |
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| Related terms: | integrate change_integrity crash powderize run powder digest dissolve crumble decomposition | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cause to undergo fission or lose particles | |
| Related terms: | change physics | |
| 3. | [ verb ] lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | |
| Synonyms: | decay decompose | |
| Examples: | "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" |
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| Related terms: | change_integrity physics decay | |
| Similar spelling: |
disintegrative disintegrable disintegration disinterested disinterest disinterestedly disinterment dissonate dissenter discontented discontentedly discontent |
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