DISINTEGRATE


Meaning of DISINTEGRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsɪntɪgreɪt ]

( disintegrates, disintegrating, disintegrated)

1.

If something disintegrates , it becomes seriously weakened, and is divided or destroyed.

During October 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to disintegrate.

VERB : V

• dis‧in‧te‧gra‧tion

...the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia.

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2.

If an object or substance disintegrates , it breaks into many small pieces or parts and is destroyed.

At 420mph the windscreen disintegrated.

VERB : V

• dis‧in‧te‧gra‧tion

...the catastrophic disintegration of the aircraft after the explosion.

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