verb

disintegrate

dihs-IHN-tihg-rayt

verb

To break apart into pieces, or to fall apart completely.

"The old newspaper began to disintegrate the moment she touched it."

"Their friendship slowly disintegrated after the argument."

How to Use Disintegrate

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo fall to pieces, whether literally (an object) or figuratively (a relationship, a plan, a system).

Common pairings

disintegrate into pieces begin to disintegrate completely disintegrate

disintegrated past tense, disintegrates singular

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The old newspaper began to _____ the moment she touched it.

Recorded in English since around 1785, formed from dis- + integrate — the opposite of making something whole.

dismember dissolve decay compost

integrate

found destroy waive decay assemble declare dissolve compost

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dismember dissolve decay compost integrate found destroy waive assemble declare