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dis⋅gre⋅gate

  [dis-gri-geyt]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
to separate; disintegrate; scatter.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < LL disgregātus separated (ptp. of disgregāre), equiv. to L dis- dis- 1 + greg(āre) to assemble, collect, deriv. of greg- (s. of grēx) flock, herd, crowd + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
dis⋅gre⋅ga⋅tion, noun
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Disgregate

Dis"gre*gate\, v. t. [L. disgregare; dis- + gregare to collect, fr. grex, gregis, flock or herd.] To disperse; to scatter; -- opposite of congregate. [Obs.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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