formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined

the aggregate amount of indebtedness.

Botany .

(of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.

(of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.

Geology . (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.

a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount

the aggregate of all past experience.

a cluster of soil granules not larger than a small crumb.

any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.

Mathematics . set ( def. 92 ) .

to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.

to amount to (the number of)

The guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred.

to combine and form a collection or mass. ?

in the aggregate

taken or considered as a whole

In the aggregate, our losses have been relatively small.

adjective

individual , part , particular

noun

individual , one , part

verb

break up , disperse , divide

adjective

accumulated , added , amassed , assembled , collected , collective , combined , composite , corporate , cumulative , heaped , mixed , piled , total

noun

accumulation , agglomerate , agglomeration , all , amount , assemblage , body , bulk , combination , conglomerate , conglomeration , gross , heap , lump , mass , mixture , pile , quantity , sum , the works , total , totality , whole , whole ball of wax , whole enchilada , whole schmear , whole shooting match , summation , sum total , entirety , everything

verb

accumulate , add up , amass , amount , assemble , collect , combine , come , heap , mix , number , pile , sum , total , accrue , agglomerate , cumulate , garner , gather , hive , pile up , roll up , reach , run into , all , blend , bulk , bunch , composite , gross , mass , summation , unite , whole