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disintegrate

verb

break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

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Word length
12
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
14

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Pronunciation

dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt

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verb

  1. break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

    “The material disintegrated”

verb

  1. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

    “the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process”

verb

  1. cause to undergo fission or lose particles

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Example Sentences

The material disintegrated
the group disintegrated after the leader died
the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process

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