aggregate

[adjective, noun ag-ri-git, -geyt; verb ag-ri-geyt]

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adjective

formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.

Botany.

(of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.
(of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.

Geology. (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.

noun

a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount: the aggregate of all past experience.

a cluster of soil granules not larger than a small crumb.

any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.

Mathematics. set(def 92).

verb (used with object), ag·gre·gat·ed, ag·gre·gat·ing.

to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.

to amount to (the number of): The guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred.

verb (used without object), ag·gre·gat·ed, ag·gre·gat·ing.

to combine and form a collection or mass.

Idioms

in the aggregate, taken or considered as a whole: In the aggregate, our losses have been relatively small.

Origin of aggregate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin aggregātus (past participle of aggregāre), equivalent to ag- ag- + greg- (stem of grex flock) + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsag·gre·ga·ble

[ag-ri-guh-buhl] /ˈæg rɪ gə bəl/, adjectiveag·gre·gate·ly, adjectiveag·gre·gate·ness, nounag·gre·ga·to·ry

[ag-ri-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈæg rɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivehy·per·ag·gre·gate, verb, hy·per·ag·gre·gat·ed, hy·per·ag·gre·gat·ing.re·ag·gre·gate, verb, re·ag·gre·gat·ed, re·ag·gre·gat·ing.sub·ag·gre·gate, adjective, nounsub·ag·gre·gate·ly, adverbun·ag·gre·gat·ed, adjective

Synonyms for aggregate

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1. added, complete, whole. 8. assemble, amass, accumulate, gather.

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Related Words for aggregating

amass, collect, sum, assemble, number, mix, amount, combine, heap, accumulate, pile, total, come

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Contemporary Examples of aggregating

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But there is InTrade, an online betting ring that does a decent job of aggregating conventional wisdom.
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Historical Examples of aggregating

A number of other short roads, aggregating about 350 miles, have since been constructed.
The Railroad Question
William Larrabee
Other lines, aggregating over 400 miles, will soon be opened for traffic.
The Railroad Question
William Larrabee
In 1908 there were 21 public parks, aggregating more than 1335 acres.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1
Various
Three special trains, aggregating thirty-six cars, were in waiting.
The Crime of the Century
Henry M. Hunt
This is particularly the case with the family debts, often aggregating a large sum.
Village Life in China
Arthur H. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for aggregating

aggregate

adjective (ˈæɡrɪɡɪt, -ˌɡeɪt)

formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate

(of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets

noun (ˈæɡrɪɡɪt, -ˌɡeɪt)

a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total

geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals

the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete

a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate

in the aggregate taken as a whole

verb (ˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪt)

to combine or be combined into a body, etc

(tr) to amount to (a number)

Derived Formsaggregately, adverbaggregative (ˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪtɪv), adjective

Word Origin for aggregate

C16: from Latin aggregāre to add to a flock or herd, attach (oneself) to, from grex flock

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Word Origin and History for aggregating

aggregate

c.1400, from Latin aggregatum, neuter past participle of aggregare (see aggregate (adj.)). Related: Aggregated; aggregating.

aggregate

"number of persons, things, etc., regarded as a unit," early 15c., from noun use of Latin adjective aggregatum, neuter of aggregatus (see aggregate (adj.)).

aggregate

adj.

c.1400, from Latin aggregatus "associated," literally "united in a flock," past participle of aggregare "add to (a flock), lead to a flock, bring together (in a flock)," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + gregare "herd" (see gregarious).

aggregating in Medicine

aggregate

[ăg′rĭ-gĭt]

adj.

Crowded or massed into a dense cluster.

n.

A total considered with reference to its constituent parts; a gross amount in a mass or cluster.

v.

To gather into a mass, sum, or whole.