[dis.in.te.grate] vt (1796) 1: to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles
2: to destroy the unity or integrity of ~ vi 1: to break or separate into constituent elements or parts
2: to lose unity or integrity by or as if by breaking into parts
3: to undergo a change in composition "an atomic nucleus that ~s because of radioactivity" -- dis.in.te.gra.tion n -- dis.in.te.gra.tive adj -- dis.in.te.gra.tor n