disintegrate

«disintegrate» in Mova's school dictionary: To break into many small pieces and fall apart — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (disintegrate, disintegrates, disintegrated, disintegrating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To break into many small pieces and fall apart. tree →

2) To become weaker and stop working as a whole, like a team, plan or friendship. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, rocks, meteors and old paper disintegrate; in space, a meteor disintegrates as it burns in the air; in stories, a group or plan can disintegrate; phrases: «disintegrate into pieces», «slowly disintegrating».

examples

• The old book was so dry that it disintegrated in my hands. tree →
• The meteor disintegrated in the atmosphere. tree →
• Wet paper soon disintegrates. tree →
• The sandcastle disintegrated when the wave hit it. tree →
• Their friendship disintegrated after the argument. tree →
• Leaves disintegrate on the forest floor and make soil. tree →
• The rocket disintegrated in a flash of light. tree →

note

Regular verb. Noun: disintegration. Similar: crumble, fall apart, break up. Opposite: come together, integrate.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disintegrate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.