Translate disintegrate | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of disintegrate
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[no object] 1break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay:our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet Physics undergo or cause to undergo disintegration at a subatomic level: [no object]:a meson can spontaneously disintegrate [with object]:it has become a relatively easy matter to disintegrate almost any atom
2lose strength or cohesion and gradually fail:their marriage disintegrated
