DIS-INTEGRATES Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

disintegrates

verb

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present tense third-person singular of disintegrate

as in decomposes

to go through decomposition fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter

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as in grinds

to reduce to fine particles modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes

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as in disrupts

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds

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Recent Examples of disintegrates The skin stretches out and disintegrates, posing a risk of limb amputation. —

Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026 The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 May 2026 But shortly thereafter, its nucleus fragments and quickly disintegrates. —

Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026 The café disintegrates, white-peach mimosas lost forever. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026 If the American state disintegrates, future postmortems are unlikely to focus much on measles, or on rotavirus vaccination rates. —

Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026 The debris — space rocks known as meteoroids — collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA. —

Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 2 Jan. 2026 The debris — small rocks known as meteoroids — collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Dec. 2025 The six-episode second season has followed how James and Ruby’s relationship disintegrates following their night of passion at the end of the first and the unexpected death of James’ mother. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025

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Another process, thermogenic hydrogen formation, occurs in deep sedimentary basins when organic material decomposes under high temperatures, roughly 480 to 930 degrees Fahrenheit (250 to 500 degrees Celsius).

— Promise Longe, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The clever bit is when these fuels flow through the Draper engine and encounter a catalyst that decomposes the hydrogen peroxide into high-pressure oxygen and steam.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026