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reaggregation

reaggregation

7.7
To join things that were separated back into one group
  • noun
  • /ˌriːəˈɡrɛɡəˌreɪʃən/
translation icon : reagregación
  • Following the disaster, the community worked on the reaggregation of its resources to support the affected families.

Examples

  • The biologist studied the reaggregation of cells after they were separated in the experiment.

  • Nonetheless, frameworks for ethnic reaggregation—if only in regional economic institutions at first—will seem appropriate once again, and pressures toward reconstruction of units that are now merely battlegrounds.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The software handles the reaggregation of data into a unified report for easier analysis.

Synonyms

consolidation
vsreaggregation
43 5.5

To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit

highlights reunifying parts that were previously apart rather than general improvement
unification
vsreaggregation
31 4.3

A process that brings separate people or groups together to form one unit

stresses bringing already separated parts back into one group
reunification
vsreaggregation
28 5.3

Bringing together parts that were separated, like countries or groups

focuses on rejoining items that were once separated rather than first joining
aggregation
vsreaggregation
11 6.1

A group of things joined together as one whole

differs by stressing reunion of items that were separated earlier
amalgamation
vsreaggregation
  • Formal
6 7.5

A joining of two or more groups into one

is about putting separated elements back together rather than initial joining
compounding
vsreaggregation
6 5.5

Putting two or more things together to make one new thing

focuses on restoring a prior single grouping rather than creating something new
unifying
vsreaggregation
4 3.7

Brings people or things together into one group

focuses on restoring a single group from previously separated parts
uniting
vsreaggregation
3 3.5

The joining of separate people, groups, or companies into one

is specifically about reconnecting items that had been separated before
reconstitution
vsreaggregation
1 7.4

Bringing a group or organization back together after it ends

centres on recombining items that had been separated earlier
coalescence
vsreaggregation
1 7.8

The joining of separate parts to form one whole

is about actively recombining items that had been separated earlier
agglomeration
vsreaggregation
1 8.6

A group of things or people gathered together

is about recombining things that had been separated, not just gathering
reassociation
vsreaggregation
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Joining things together again after they were separated

is specifically about bringing previously separated items back into one
merging
vsreaggregation
1 3.0

The act of joining two or more things into one

emphasizes rejoining items that had been separated before joining
coalescing
vsreaggregation
6.8

Growing or joining together to form a single whole

involves rejoining items that were separated rather than gradual fusion
combining
vsreaggregation
2.4

Joining two or more things to make one

adds the idea of doing this again for items that were previously apart
totalization
vsreaggregation
  • US
8.4

Bringing parts together into one complete whole

is narrower, centring on rejoining separated parts rather than enforcing uniformity

Antonyms

dissolution
  • Formal
20 6.8

The official ending of a group like a partnership or parliament

disaggregation
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Breaking a whole into smaller separate parts

How Complete

integration
47 4.0
reaggregation
7.7
reassembly
2 4.9
to regroup
66 4.1

Surface Forms

reaggregation singular

Morphology

reaggregation = aggregation (transparent) = re + aggregat + ion

Adding the productive prefix 're-' to 'aggregation' clearly gives the meaning of doing the aggregation again or back into one whole.

Etymology

The word reaggregation has two parts: re- meaning 'again' and aggregate meaning 'to gather'. So reaggregation is the process of 'gathering things together again', which is why it means combining things back into a single group.