disintegrate meaning and definition

DISINTEGRATE verb

Definition of disintegrate (verb)

1. break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
   • "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
   • antonym: incorporate
2. cause to undergo fission or lose particles
3. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
   • "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
   • synonyms: decay, decompose