# disgregate

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To disperse; to scatter.
2. To separate into individual parts, disjoin, disintegrate.
3. (according to obsolete theories of vision) To scatter or make divergent (visual rays); (by extension) to dazzle, confuse, dim (the sight).

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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