This week's theme: words that aren't what they appear to be. disgregate (DIS-gri-gayt) verb tr., intr.
To separate or to scatter. [From Latin disgregare, from dis- (apart) + gregare (to collect), from greg-, stem of grex (flock). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ger- (to gather) which is also the source of such words as aggregate, congregation, egregious, and segregate.] -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "Bion's perception of the disgregating effects of boredom and complete lack of discipline, all formed part of the real personal emotional experience on which his theories lie." Wilfred R. Bion; War Memoirs, 1917-19; 1997. Sponsored by: 101 Questions Answered! What do Muslims believe? How bad is bird flu? Who's to blame for income tax? http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw061506 Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=4p7&ad=aw ............................................................................ The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves as a stimulating introduction to the study of truth. -Walter Lippmann, journalist (1889-1974) Everything you wanted to know about etymology but were afraid to ask. Join us in an online chat with Anatoly Liberman, author of "Word Origins", Oct 29, 2006, 7 pm Pacific (GMT -8) at http://wordsmith.org/chat Remove, change address, gift subs: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/disgregate.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/disgregate.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/disgregate.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
