dis·in·te·grate [ diss íntə gràyt ](past and past participledis·in·te·grat·ed, present participledis·in·te·grat·ing, 3rd person present singulardis·in·te·grates)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1. break into fragments: to break into components or fragments, or break something into small pieces or constituent parts
2. lose wholeness: to destroy the cohesion, unity, or wholeness of something, or undergo such destruction
3. nuclear physics split atom: to split the nucleus of an atom, or undergo atomic fission
