English Explanatory Dictionary

disintegrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To undo the integrity of; to break into parts.
  2. To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.
  3. To fall apart; to break up into parts.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt/ en-us-disintegrate.ogg

Word forms

disintegrate disintegrates disintegrating disintegrated

Etymology

Recorded since 1785, from dis- + integrate.

Synonyms

dismember dissolve decay compost

Antonyms

integrate

Derived words

disintegrating link disintegration disintegrative disintegrator disintegratory orally disintegrating tablet photodisintegrate

Translations

Bulgarian: разлагам Bulgarian: разлагам се Bulgarian: разпадам се Catalan: desintegrar Catalan: desintegrar-se Chinese Mandarin: 瓦解 Chinese Mandarin: 崩潰 /崩溃 Chinese Mandarin: 粉碎 Chinese Mandarin: 崩裂 Chinese Mandarin: 分崩離析 /分崩离析 Chinese Mandarin: 解體 /解体 Dutch: desintegreren Dutch: ontbinden Dutch: opbreken Dutch: uiteenvallen Finnish: hajottaa Finnish: hajota French: désintégrer Georgian: დაშლა Georgian: დაქუცმაცება Georgian: დანგრევა Georgian: დეზინტეგრირება Georgian: დეზინტეგრაცია German: desintegrieren German: auflösen German: sich auflösen German: zerfallen Italian: disintegrare Italian: disintegrarsi Malay: menyepaikan Malay: bersepai Norwegian Bokmål: nedbryte Occitan: desintegrar Portuguese: desintegrar Romanian: dezintegra Romanian: dezagrega Russian: разлага́ть Russian: разложи́ть Russian: разлага́ться Russian: разложи́ться Spanish: disgregar Spanish: desintegrar Ottoman Turkish: پارچهلامق Ottoman Turkish: پارچهلانمق Azerbaijani: dağılmaq Danish: opløse Danish: desintegrere Hungarian: szétesik Irish: díscaoil Lithuanian: suskaidymas Polish: rozpadać się Polish: rozpaść się Slovene: dezintegracija Swedish: sönderfalla
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