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dis·in·te·grate
(dĭs-ĭn′tĭ-grāt′)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. See Synonyms at decay.
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.
dis·in′te·gra′tive adj.
dis·in′te·gra′tor n.
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disintegrate
(dɪsˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt)vb
1. to break or be broken into fragments or constituent parts; shatter
2. to lose or cause to lose cohesion or unity
3. (intr) to lose judgment or control; deteriorate
4. (General Physics) physics
a. to induce or undergo nuclear fission, as by bombardment with fast particles
b. another word for decay3
disˈintegrable adj
disˌinteˈgration n
disˈintegrative adj
disˈinteˌgrator n
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dis•in•te•grate
(dɪsˈɪn təˌgreɪt)v. -grat•ed, -grat•ing. v.i.
1. to separate into parts or lose intactness; break up; deteriorate.
2. Physics.
v.t. a. to decay.
b. (of a nucleus) to change into one or more different nuclei after being bombarded by high-energy particles, as gamma rays.
3. to reduce to fragments or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of.
[1790–1800]
dis•in`te•gra′tion, n.
dis•in′te•gra•ble (-grə bəl) adj.
dis•in′te•gra`tor, n.
syn: See decay.
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disintegrate
Past participle: disintegrated
Gerund: disintegrating
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| 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" 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" 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" 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
1. collapse, fall, fail, fold, founder, give way, subside, cave in, fragment, crumple, go belly-up (informal), fall apart at the seams The empire began to disintegrate.
2. break up, crumble, fall apart, separate, shatter, splinter, break apart, fall to pieces, go to pieces, disunite At 420 mph the windscreen disintegrated.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
disintegrate
verb1. To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components:
2. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound:
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Translations
يُفَكِّك، يُحَطِّم
rozpadnout se
falde fra hinandengå i opløsning
felbomlik
tærast, eyîast
suirimas
sadalītsadalītiessairt
parçala mak
disintegrate
[dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt]A. VI
1. (lit) [rock] → desintegrarse; [piece of machinery, furniture, toy] → destrozarse
2. (fig) [country, family, organization, rock] → desintegrarse
B. VT [+ rock] → desintegrar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disintegrate
[dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt] vi [object] → se désintégrer; [substance] → se désagréger
[relationship, marriage, nation] → se désagréger
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disintegrate
vi → zerfallen; (rock, cement) → auseinanderbröckeln; (road surface) → rissig werden; (car) → sich in seine Bestandteile auflösen; (group, institution) → sich auflösen; (marriage, society, theory) → zusammenbrechen; (family) → auseinandergehen; to disintegrate into civil war/chaos → in den Bürgerkrieg/ins Chaos versinken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disintegrate
(disˈintigreit) verb to (cause to) fall to pieces. The paper bag was so wet that the bottom disintegrated and all the groceries fell out.
disˌinteˈgration nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
disintegrate
vt. desintegrar, reducir a fragmentos o partículas; desintegrarse; separarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012