(~s, disintegrating, ~d)
1.
If something ~s, it becomes seriously weakened, and is divided or destroyed.
During October 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to ~.
VERB: V
disintegration
...the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia.
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2.
If an object or substance ~s, it breaks into many small pieces or parts and is destroyed.
At 420 mph the windscreen ~d.
VERB: V
disintegration
...the catastrophic disintegration of the aircraft after the explosion.
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