vb, -grat*ed  -grat*ing vt  :  to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles vi  1  :  to break or separate into constituent elements or parts  2  :  to undergo a change in composition <an atomic nucleus that s because of radioactivity>  dis*in*te*gra*tion n 
 
 
 
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