disintegrate
UK/dis'intigreit/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To break up or fall apart into small pieces; to cause something to break into fragments.
（使）分解，（使）碎裂，瓦解
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddisnot, apart, away
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integrroot
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ateto make, having
=disintegrate
Example Sentences
- 1.
The old structure began to disintegrate as the foundation weakened.