单词 | disaggregate |
释义 | disaggregatev. 1. transitive. To separate (something) into component parts or discrete units or fragments. Frequently in passive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)] > make less coherent disgregate1603 melt1615 loosen1697 disaggregate1811 1811 Retrospect Philos., Mech., Chem. & Agric. Discov. 6 171 The substance acted upon was only disaggregated, but not altered. 1876 tr. P. Schützenberger On Fermentation 172 The cellular tissue is either partly or completely disaggregated. 1926 Times 9 Mar. The wood is thus disaggregated, but the incrusting constituent parts remain behind in the pulp. 1971 I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth xiii. 167/2 Shells are frequently disaggregated, fragmented, and have been transported to varying degrees. 2012 Private Equity Manager (Nexis) 11 Dec. Subject to Parliamentary approval, firms will be able to disaggregate their portfolio companies regardless of their size. 2. intransitive. To separate into component parts or discrete units or fragments; (also) to separate or break away from an aggregated whole. Also with into. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate, come, or go apart [verb (intransitive)] > separate from main body single1616 separate1844 disaggregate1852 segregate1863 hive off1937 1852 Morning Post 4 Sept. 6/4 The quartz has disaggregated, and the grains of gold are found in their native locality. 1881 L. H. Morgan Contrib. N. Amer. Ethnol. 87 As soon as they [sc. population groups] had disaggregated. 1964 Times 2 Oct. 18/4 There is..not yet, in my view, much clarity concerning the categories into which to disaggregate. 1999 U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull. No. 2162 iv. 38 Some surfaces of the marble retain a crisp, nearly new appearance, while adjacent surfaces soften and disaggregate. 2014 D. Sayre Something there Is (ed. 3) 87 As the snow approaches it turns white and disaggregates into crystals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1811 |
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