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disintegrate

verb

dis·​in·​te·​grate (ˌ)dis-ˈin-tə-ˌgrāt How to pronounce disintegrate (audio)
disintegrated; disintegrating; disintegrates

transitive verb

1
: to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles
water disintegrates the limestone
2
: to destroy the unity or integrity (see integrity sense 3) of
The lies disintegrated their marriage.

intransitive verb

1
: to break or separate into constituent elements or parts
The iron hinges were disintegrating into dust.
2
: to lose unity or integrity by or as if by breaking into parts
The relationship started to disintegrate.
3
: to undergo a change in composition (see composition sense 2)
an atomic nucleus that disintegrates because of radioactivity
disintegrative adjective
disintegrator noun

Example Sentences

The paper will disintegrate if it gets wet. The laser can disintegrate most kinds of rock.
Recent Examples on the Web The particles, many no bigger than a grain of sand or a pea, blast across the sky at 132,000 mph and disintegrate high up in our atmosphere after making a brilliant flash of light. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2022 As the paint became thicker, the cathedral’s stable reality began to disintegrate. Washington Post, 7 July 2022 When buried in landfills, PLA will eventually disintegrate, but that would likely take decades. Mark Gillispie, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022 When buried in landfills, PLA will eventually disintegrate, but that would likely take decades. CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 When buried in landfills, PLA will eventually disintegrate, but that would likely take decades. Mark Gillispie, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022 Some folks seem to assume that fruits and vegetables left outside will shrivel, turn black, and disintegrate in a matter of hours, like a time-lapse video from middle school biology. Mark Remy, Outside Online, 28 Dec. 2018 Toxic teams crumble and disintegrate under the weight of even a whisper. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Jeremy Irons plays twin gynecologists, Elliot and Beverly, whose lives disintegrate after meeting Genevieve Bujold's actress Claire. Clark Collis, EW.com, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of disintegrate was in 1796

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