disaggregate

verb

Definition of disaggregatenext
as in to divide

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Recent Examples of disaggregate Almost nobody in the two capitals is attempting to disaggregate some of these issues and thereby make tensions more manageable. — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 Campuses must track and publicly report disaggregated data on retention and graduation, set clear equity goals and tie funding to outcomes. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 May 2026 Because some PUMAs are made up of multiple counties, the Chronicle used a method proposed by the Census Bureau to disaggregate these PUMAs into counties. — Christian Leonard, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2025 The strategic goal is to disaggregate the conglomerate that may have served Intel well in the past but no longer meets the country’s need for an American foundry nor delivers the most value for shareholders. — Charlene Barshefsky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disaggregate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaggregate
  1. divide
  2. disconnect
  3. separate
  4. disarticulate
  5. detach
  6. disengage
Verb
  • The park is divided into 13 sections or access points, each with different amenities, attractions and camping rules.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • For Rodan-Benzaquen, one of the greatest dangers is that the demonstrations reflect a society increasingly divided into competing political realities.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of divide
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  • The team also demonstrated that the sheet could reconstruct its overall shape even after some fibers were cut or disconnected.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Institutions built solely around the traditional undergraduate experience risk becoming increasingly disconnected from the realities of today’s learners.
    — Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of disconnect
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  • The mediator does an intense workout taking the offers and counteroffers between the parties, up and down an elegant staircase that separates the teams.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This allows the researchers to produce hydrogen and epoxide without a membrane separating the electrodes.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of separate
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  • Dependency theorists have often used the words distorted or disarticulated or deformed to describe dependent economies.
    — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2012
Definition of disarticulate
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  • Woltanski suggests detaching the voucher from the state funding formula entirely.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In my tests, the speakers initially worked only when attached, even though the projector reported they were still connected after being physically detached.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of detach
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  • With the throne disengaged from governance, petitions and reports from officials piled up unread, crucial state posts went unfilled, and the imperial bureaucracy splintered amid poisonous factional infighting.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There is a more optimistic alternative — assuming a new incentive structure that disengages problem-solving and theorem-proving from jobs, advancement, and recognition.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Disaggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaggregate. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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