Etymology

disgregate

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Today it means: To disperse; to scatter. Full definition →

Latin disgregātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdisgregātus
  2. English todaydisgregate

First attested in 1593; borrowed from Latin disgregātus, perfect passive participle of disgregō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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