- disintegrate
- UK [dɪsˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt] / US
verb [intransitive]
Word forms "disintegrate":
present tense I/you/we/they disintegrate he/she/it disintegrates present participle disintegrating past tense disintegrated past participle disintegrated1) to be completely destroyed by breaking into lots of very small pieces, for example as the result of an explosionThe rocket disintegrated when it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.
2) if an organization or society disintegrates, it stops working effectively and fails completelyBy 1688, King James' regime was beginning to disintegrate.
Derived word:
disintegration
UK [dɪsˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun uncountable
English dictionary. 2014.
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