disaggregate

[ dis-ag-ri-geyt ]

verb (used with object),dis·ag·gre·gat·ed, dis·ag·gre·gat·ing.
  1. to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.

verb (used without object),dis·ag·gre·gat·ed, dis·ag·gre·gat·ing.
  1. to become separated from an aggregate or mass.

Origin of disaggregate

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

Other words from disaggregate

  • dis·ag·gre·ga·tion, noun
  • dis·ag·gre·ga·tive, adjective

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How to use disaggregate in a sentence

  • That which becomes disaggregated is the personality, the personal consciousness.

British Dictionary definitions for disaggregate

disaggregate

/ (dɪsˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪt) /


verb
  1. to separate from a group or mass

  2. to divide into parts

Derived forms of disaggregate

  • disaggregation, noun

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