disintegrate
disintegrated; disintegrating; disintegrates
Soak your tooth in a cup of soda for long enough and it will disintegrate, or break apart from decay.
The word disintegrate comes from a combination of the prefix dis- meaning "do the opposite of" and the Latin integrare meaning "to make whole." When something disintegrates, it does the opposite of become whole; it falls apart. Objects can either disintegrate over time — like a tooth soaking in a cup of soda, or instantaneously — like a building disintegrating into dust from an explosion.
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break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity“The material disintegrated”“the group disintegrated after the leader died”
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Antonyms:
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incorporate, integrate
make into a whole or make part of a whole
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powder, powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
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powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize
become powder or dust
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run, unravel
become undone
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crumble, fall apart
break or fall apart into fragments
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digest
soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
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dissolve
pass into a solution
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break apart, break up, crash
break violently or noisily; smash;
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change integrity
change in physical make-up
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incorporate, integrate
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cause to undergo fission or lose particles
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lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current“the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process”
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type of:
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change integrity
change in physical make-up
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change integrity
Vocabulary lists containing disintegrate
Fred is your average, lovable dog who looks like his favorite hero, Duke, on the crime-fighting hit show Dog Squad. When Duke needs a stand-in, Fred fills in for him and discovers that Dog Squad action doesn't always stop on the screen.
In order to restore her grandmother's health, Lily makes a bargain with a magical tiger.
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