Word parts change

dis- + integrate

Pronunciation change

Verb change

Plain form
disintegrate

Third-person singular
disintegrates

Past tense
disintegrated

Past participle
disintegrated

Present participle
disintegrating

  1. When something disintegrates, it means to fall apart, to crumble, to erode.
    The 100-year-old shirt disintegrated into scraps and dust.