ALL meanings of disintegrate
dis·in·te·grate
D d - intransitive verb disintegrate break up, fall apart 1
- noun disintegrate Break up into small parts, typically as the result of impact or decay. 1
- verb without object disintegrate to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age. 1
- verb without object disintegrate Physics. to decay. (of a nucleus) to change into one or more different nuclei after being bombarded by high-energy particles, as alpha particles or gamma rays. 1
- verb with object disintegrate to reduce to particles, fragments, or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of: Rocks are disintegrated by frost and rain. 1
- verb disintegrate If something disintegrates, it becomes seriously weakened, and is divided or destroyed. 0
- verb disintegrate If an object or substance disintegrates, it breaks into many small pieces or parts and is destroyed. 0
- verb disintegrate to break or be broken into fragments or constituent parts; shatter 0
- verb disintegrate to lose or cause to lose cohesion or unity 0
- verb disintegrate to lose judgment or control; deteriorate 0
- verb disintegrate to induce or undergo nuclear fission, as by bombardment with fast particles 0
- verb transitive disintegrate to separate into parts or fragments; break up; disunite 0
- verb transitive disintegrate to undergo or cause to undergo a nuclear transformation as a result of radioactive decay or a nuclear reaction 0
- verb disintegrate (Transitive Verb) To undo the integrity of, break into parts. 0
- verb disintegrate (Intransitive Verb) To fall apart, break up into parts. 0