dis·in·te·grate

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• dis|in|te|grate — «dihs IHN tuh grayt», verb, grat|ed, grat|ing. –v.t. 1. to break up; separate into small parts or bits: »The bomb disintegrated the building. Figurative. We cannot modify our class distinctions without risk of disintegrating the social structure… …   Useful english dictionary

• disintegrate — 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… …   Medical dictionary

• disintegrate — 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. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• disintegrate — dis•in•te•grate [[t]dɪsˈɪn təˌgreɪt[/t]] v. grat•ed, grat•ing 1) to separate into parts or lose intactness; break up; deteriorate 2) phs Physics. a) to decay b) (of a nucleus) to change into one or more different nuclei after being bombarded by… …   From formal English to slang

• disintegrate — dis|in|te|grate [dısˈıntıgreıt] v 1.) [I and T] to break up, or make something break up, into very small pieces ▪ The whole plane just disintegrated in mid air. 2.) to become weaker or less united and be gradually destroyed ▪ a society… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Disintegrate — Dis*in te*grate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disintegrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disintegrating}.] [L. dis + integratus, p. p. of integrare to renew, repair, fr. integer entire, whole. See {Integer}.] To separate into integrant parts; to reduce to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disintegrated — Disintegrate Dis*in te*grate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disintegrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disintegrating}.] [L. dis + integratus, p. p. of integrare to renew, repair, fr. integer entire, whole. See {Integer}.] To separate into integrant parts; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disintegrating — Disintegrate Dis*in te*grate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disintegrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disintegrating}.] [L. dis + integratus, p. p. of integrare to renew, repair, fr. integer entire, whole. See {Integer}.] To separate into integrant parts; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disintegrate — Dis*in te*grate, v. i. To decompose into integrant parts; as, chalk rapidly disintegrates. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables