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disintegrate

UK
/dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/
US
/dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/

Translations

disintegrateverb
disintegrated
Past Simple
disintegrated
Past Participle
disintegrating
Gerund
UK
/dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/
US
/dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/
The explosion can disintegrate the metal shell instantly.
L'explosion peut désintégrer la coque métallique instantanément.
se désintégrer
The rock will disintegrate over time.
La roche se désintégrera avec le temps.
Additional translations
se disloquerSurtout pour un groupe, une organisation ou un ensemble qui perd sa cohésion.
Synonyms
dissolve
decompose
break down
break apart
fall apart
fragment
disperse
shatter
Antonyms
integrate
unite
combine

Definitions

disintegrateverb
To break or cause to break into small parts; to fragment.
The intense heat caused the plastic casing to disintegrate in seconds.
To lose cohesion or unity.
The team started to disintegrate after their leader left.
Physics: (of an atomic nucleus) to undergo radioactive decay.
The unstable isotope will disintegrate, emitting alpha particles.
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