Definition of "disintegrate"

(transitive) To undo the integrity of, break into parts.  quotations

1. (science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • There is a Latvian gentleman named Theodore Nemor living at White Friars Mansions, Hampstead, who claims to have invented a machine of a most extraordinary character which is capable of disintegrating any object placed within its sphere of influence.

     1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Disintegration Machine‎

(intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.  examples