disintegrate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

break into parts

v. break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"

decay, decompose

v. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

break, bust, wear, wear out, fall apart

v. go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

vanish, disappear, go away

v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

run, melt, melt down

v. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"

erode, gnaw, wear away, eat at, gnaw at

v. become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

abrade, rub down, corrade, abrase, rub off

v. wear away

fall

v. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"

break, bust, wear, wear out, fall apart

v. go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

degenerate, deteriorate, fall apart

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

vanish, disappear, go away

v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

putrefy, become putrid

v. become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies"

rust, corrode, eat, cause to rust

v. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

run, melt, melt down

v. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"

thaw, melt, unfreeze, unthaw

v. become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"

melt

v. lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"

integrate, incorporate, make into a whole

v. make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

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