disintegrate (Meaning)
disintegrate (v)
break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
cause to undergo fission or lose particles
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate (v. t.)
To separate into integrant parts; to reduce to fragments or to powder; to break up, or cause to fall to pieces, as a rock, by blows of a hammer, frost, rain, and other mechanical or atmospheric influences.
disintegrate (v. i.)
To decompose into integrant parts; as, chalk rapidly disintegrates.
Synonyms & Antonyms of disintegrate
Synonyms:
- molder
- turn
- contaminate
- sink
- foul
- rust
- degenerate
- ferment
- turn off
- sour
- wither
- break down
- decline
- go to seed
- pollute
- mortify
- defile
- run to seed
- curdle
- taint
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FAQs About the word disintegrate
break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity, cause to undergo fission or lose particles, lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or currentTo separate
decay,decompose, rot, mold, putrefy, crumble, fester, corrupt, fall apart, spoil
mature, restore, ripen, develop, grow, ripen,grow, develop, mature, restore
The once-vibrant painting slowly disintegrated due to exposure to humidity and heat.
The old man's body began to disintegrate as he succumbed to a debilitating disease.
The sandcastle, sculpted with such intricate detail, disintegrated in a matter of seconds when a wave crashed over it.
The abandoned building, once a symbol of prosperity, now stood dilapidated, its structure disintegrating with time.
