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.

disaggregate

/ dɪsˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. to separate from a group or mass
2. to divide into parts

Derived Forms

• ˌdisaggreˈgation, noun

Other Words From

• dis·aggre·gation noun
• dis·aggre·gative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disaggregate¹

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

Example Sentences

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

“If you disaggregate us, as Asians, we have the highest household income and the very lowest. We have the highest levels of educational attainment and the very, very lowest,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Wild expects that when this happens, the eastern ice shelf will rapidly “disaggregate” into a flotilla of icebergs.

From Scientific American