Recorded since 1785, dis- + integrate

• (British) IPA: /dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt/

disintegrate (disintegrates, present participle disintegrating; simple past and past participle disintegrated)

1. (transitive) To undo the integrity of, break into parts.
   • 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:

     Marlites […] are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.

   1. (science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.
2. (intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.

• (transitive) dismember, dissolve
• (intransitive) compost, decay, dissolve
• See also Thesaurus:destroy

• integrate

• French: désintégrer
• German: desintegrieren, auflösen
• Italian: disintegrare
• Portuguese: desintegrar
• Russian: разлага́ть
• Spanish: disgregar, desintegrar

• German: sich auflösen, zerfallen
• Italian: disintegrarsi
• Portuguese: desintegrar
• Russian: разлага́ться
• Spanish: desintegrar