Meanings
verbdeintegrate (third-person singular simple present deintegrates, present participle deintegrating, simple past and past participle deintegrated)
present singular third person deintegrates · participle present deintegrating · participle past deintegrated · past deintegrated
- obsoleteTo disintegrate.
Origin
- Latindēintegrātus
- Englishdeintegrate
Borrowed from Latin dēintegrātus, perfect passive participle of dēintegrō (“to impair, diminish, lessen”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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deintegrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deintegrate
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“deintegrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deintegrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deintegrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deintegrate.
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