disintegrate

  • 11disintegrate — UK [dɪsˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms disintegrate : present tense I/you/we/they disintegrate he/she/it disintegrates present participle disintegrating past tense disintegrated past participle disintegrated 1) to be completely… …

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  • 12disintegrate — verb ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The plane completely disintegrated on impact. ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ slowly ▪ The social fabric of this country is slowly di …

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  • 13disintegrate — dis|in|te|grate [ dıs ıntı,greıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be completely destroyed by breaking into lots of very small pieces, for example as the result of an explosion: The rocket disintegrated when it re entered the Earth s atmosphere. 2. )… …

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  • 14disintegrate — [[t]dɪsɪ̱ntɪgreɪt[/t]] disintegrates, disintegrating, disintegrated 1) VERB If something disintegrates, it becomes seriously weakened, and is divided or destroyed. During October 1918 the Austro Hungarian Empire began to disintegrate. Derived… …

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  • 15disintegrate — verb steam causes the substance to disintegrate Syn: break up, break apart, fall apart, fall to pieces, fragment, fracture, shatter, splinter; explode, blow up, blow apart, fly apart; crumble, deteriorate, decay, decompose, rot, molder …

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  • 16disintegrate — [c]/dɪsˈɪntəgreɪt / (say dis intuhgrayt) verb (disintegrated, disintegrating) –verb (t) 1. to reduce to particles, fragments, or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of: rocks are disintegrated by frost and rain. –verb (i) 2. to separate into… …

  • 17Disintegrate (album) — Disintegrate Studio album by Zyklon Released May 15, 2006 …

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  • 18disintegrate — verb Date: 1796 transitive verb 1. to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles 2. to destroy the unity or integrity of intransitive verb 1. to break or separate into constituent elements or parts …

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  • 19disintegrate — disintegrable /dis in teuh greuh beuhl/, adj. disintegrative, disintegratory /dis in teuh greuh tawr ee, tohr ee, gray teuh ree/, adj. disintegrator, n. /dis in teuh grayt /, v., disintegrated, disintegrating. v.i. 1. to separate into parts or… …

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  • 20disintegrate — dis·in·te·grate ( )dis int ə .grāt vb, grat·ed; grat·ing vt to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles vi 1) to break or separate into constituent elements or parts 2) to undergo a change in composition <an… …

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