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

One reason is the deals weren’t just about trade, but also national security and other matters that make them harder to disaggregate.

From Barron's

One reason is the deals weren’t just about trade, but also national security and other matters that make them harder to disaggregate.

From Barron's

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