DISINTEGRATE


Meaning of DISINTEGRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dis-ˈin-tə-ˌgrāt ]

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

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 disintegrate s because of radioactivity

• dis·in·te·gra·tion (ˌ)dis-ˌin-tə-ˈgrā-shən noun

• dis·in·te·gra·tive (ˌ)dis-ˈin-tə-ˌgrā-tiv adjective

• dis·in·te·gra·tor -ˌgrā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.