disaggregate

American  

[dis-ag-ri-geyt] / dɪsˈæg rɪˌgeɪt /

verb (used with object)

disaggregated, disaggregating

1. to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.

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verb (used without object)

disaggregated, disaggregating

1. to become separated from an aggregate or mass.

disaggregate British  

/ dɪsˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. to separate from a group or mass

2. to divide into parts

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Other Word Forms

• disaggregation noun
• disaggregative adjective

Etymology

Origin of disaggregate

First recorded in 1820–30; dis- ¹ + aggregate

Example Sentences

If we disaggregate the education data a bit, boys are suspended from schools way more than girls are.

From Salon

“Because they can’t disaggregate them and there is no attempt to try to figure out what the migrant population is, it’s creating a number that’s uninterpretable,” said Dennis P. Culhane, professor of social policy at the University of Pennsylvania and a leading national expert on homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times

But it said “their relative role remains impossible to disaggregate from many other factors.”

From Seattle Times

“The estimates in these tables are based on preliminary files and we do not disaggregate by type of private health insurance or type of public coverage,” Robin Cohen, acting associate director for science at the National Center for Health Statistics’ Division of Health Interview Statistics, told The Washington Times.

From Washington Times

State officials did not disaggregate Sunday’s recreational customers from that total.

From Washington Times