disintegrate

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Then the mass began to disintegrate, and savages staggered back and fell dead, or suffering from terrible wounds.

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  1. intransitive verb To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.
  2. intransitive verb To lose cohesion or unity: pressures that cause families to disintegrate
  3. intransitive verb Physics & Chemistry To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation.
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  • Sometimes whole islands would disintegrate, and matted masses of trees would be swept out to sea. —  Piper, H. Beam - First Cycle (v1.0) (html)
  • They only failed to recover if the nucleus had started to disintegrate, the scientists found. —  The Latest From www.inthenews.co.uk
  • "Some people say that Pakistan will disintegrate, and that it will be taken over by extremists," Zadari said. —  Latest News - UPI.com
  • Kyle Busch - Busch saw the momentum of a quick start in Texas disintegrate, as two separate lug nut issues in the pits sandwiched a flat tire resulting from contact with John Andretti. —  Sports Central | Articles and Columns
  • He created the Cabinet positions of Energy and Education, yet saw his one term disintegrate due to lack of experience. —  Blogger News Network
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disintegrate:   disintegrated ·  disintegrating
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/dɪsˈɪntəgreɪt/
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