disintegrate

dis·in·te·grate

verb \(ˈ)dis-ˈint-ə-ˌgrāt\

dis·in·te·grat·eddis·in·te·grat·ing

Definition of DISINTEGRATE

transitive verb

: to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles

intransitive verb

1

: to break or separate into constituent elements or parts

2

: to undergo a change in composition <an atomic nucleus that disintegrates because of radioactivity>

—dis·in·te·gra·tion \(ˌ)dis-ˌint-ə-ˈgrā-shən\ noun