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English verb: disintegrate | |||
| 1. | disintegrate (change) break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity | ||
| Samples | The material disintegrated. The group disintegrated after the leader died. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break apart, break up, crash, crumble, digest, dissolve, fall apart, powder, powderise, powderise, powderize, powderize, pulverise, pulverise, pulverize, pulverize, run, unravel | ||
| Antonyms | incorporate, integrate | ||
| 2. | disintegrate (change) cause to undergo fission or lose particles | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | decay, decompose, disintegrate | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| 3. | disintegrate (change) lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | ||
| Samples | The particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process. | ||
| Synonyms | decay, decompose | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Verb group | disintegrate | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
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