aggregating
Use Aggregating in a sentenceag·gre·gate
[adj., n. ag-ri-git, -geyt; v. ag-ri-geyt] adjective, noun, verb, ag·gre·gat·ed, ag·gre·gat·ing. 
rɪ adjective
1.
formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
2.
Botany.
a.
(of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.
b.
(of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.
3.
Geology. (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.
noun
4.
a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount: the aggregate of all past experience.
5.
a cluster of soil granules not larger than a small crumb.
6.
any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.
7.
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Aggregating
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
verb (used with object)
8.
to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.
9.
to amount to (the number of): The guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred.
verb (used without object)
Idioms 10.
to combine and form a collection or mass.
11.
in the aggregate, taken or considered as a whole: In the aggregate, our losses have been relatively small.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin aggregātus (past participle of aggregāre), equivalent to ag- ag- + greg- (stem of grex flock) + -ātus -ate1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin aggregātus (past participle of aggregāre), equivalent to ag- ag- + greg- (stem of grex flock) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ag·gre·gate·ly, adjective
ag·gre·gate·ness, noun
hy·per·ag·gre·gate, verb, hy·per·ag·gre·gat·ed, hy·per·ag·gre·gat·ing.
re·ag·gre·gate, verb, re·ag·gre·gat·ed, re·ag·gre·gat·ing.
sub·ag·gre·gate, adjective, noun
sub·ag·gre·gate·ly, adverb
un·ag·gre·gat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. added, complete, whole. 8. assemble, amass, accumulate, gather.
1. added, complete, whole. 8. assemble, amass, accumulate, gather.
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| aggregate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate |
| 2. | (of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets |
| —n | |
| 3. | a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total |
| 4. | geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals |
| 5. | the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete |
| 6. | a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate |
| 7. | in the aggregate taken as a whole |
| —vb | |
| 8. | to combine or be combined into a body, etc |
| 9. | (tr) to amount to (a number) |
| [C16: from Latin aggregāre to add to a flock or herd, attach (oneself) to, from grex flock] | |
| 'aggregately | |
| —adv | |
| aggregative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
aggregate
c.1400, from L. aggregatus "associated," lit. "united in a flock," pp. of aggregare "add to," from ad- "to" + gregare "herd," so "to lead to a flock" (see gregarious).
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Medical Dictionary
aggregate ag·gre·gate (āg'rĭ-gĭt)
adj.
Crowded or massed into a dense cluster. n.
A total considered with reference to its constituent parts; a gross amount in a mass or cluster. v. ag·gre·gat·ed, ag·gre·gat·ing, ag·gre·gates (-gāt')
To gather into a mass, sum, or whole.
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Example sentences
Once in deep space, it went though the same process of aggregating into comets.
There is, however, one means of aggregating preferences that avoids such illogicalities.
From there they expand by replicating, aggregating and creating efficiencies.
Looking through the data it is also clear that aggregating nationally understates some of the local changes.
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