See Also: disintegrate(medicine)
disintegrate(dictionary)
disintegrate(dictionary)

disintegrate (iou)



disintegrate verb. L18.
[from DIS- 2 + INTEGRATE verb.]
I. verb trans.
Separate into its component parts or particles; reduce to fragments, break up, destroy the cohesion or integrity of. L18.
R. Kirwan Marlites..are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere. G. Meredith We cannot modify our class distinctions without risk of disintegrating the social structure.
b. Physics. Produce the disintegration of (an atomic nucleus etc.). E20.
Separate or break off as particles from the whole mass. L19.
II. verb intrans.
Undergo disintegration. M19.
R. P. Warren The old stonework disintegrating into a heap of rubble.
disintegrative adjective tending to cause disintegration M19.
disintegratively adverb L19.
disintegrator noun M19.