"disintegrate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-disintegrate.ogg [US] Forms: disintegrate [canonical], disintegrates [third-person, singular], disintegrated [past], disintegrated [past, participle], disintegrating [present, participle]
Etymology: dis- + integrate Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|dis|integrate}} dis- + integrate Head templates: {{verb|disintegrat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something disintegrates, it means to fall apart, to crumble, to erode.
    Sense id: simple-disintegrate-en-verb-hhiH7Rx-
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