Definition of DISINTEGRATE

disintegrate

Verb

  • break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
    • "The material disintegrated"
    • "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
  • cause to undergo fission or lose particles
  • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
    • "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
  • To undo the integrity of; to break into parts.
  • To undo the integrity of; to break into parts.
  • To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.
  • To fall apart; to break up into parts.

Origin / Etymology

Recorded since 1785, from dis- + integrate.

Antonyms

integrate

Scrabble Score: 14

disintegrate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
disintegrate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disintegrate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

disintegrate: valid Words With Friends Word