segregate

[ verb seg-ri-geyt; noun seg-ri-git, -geyt ]

/ verb ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt; noun ˈsɛg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /

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verb (used with object), seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing.

to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.

to require, by law or custom, the separation of (an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group) from the dominant majority.

verb (used without object), seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing.

to separate, withdraw, or go apart; separate from the main body and collect in one place; become segregated.

to practice, require, or enforce segregation, especially racial segregation.

Genetics. (of allelic genes) to separate during meiosis.

noun

a segregated thing, person, or group.

OPPOSITES FOR segregate

1 integrate.

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Origin of segregate

1400–50 in sense “segregated”; 1535–45 as transitive v.; late Middle English segregat<Latin sēgregātus (past participle of sēgregāre to part from the flock), equivalent to sē-se- + greg- (stem of grex flock) + -ātus-ate¹; see gregarious

OTHER WORDS FROM segregate

seg·re·ga·ble

[seg-ri-guh-buhl], /ˈsɛg rɪ gə bəl/, adjectiveseg·re·ga·tive, adjectivenon·seg·re·ga·ble, adjectivenon·seg·re·ga·tive, adjective

re·seg·re·gate, verb, re·seg·re·gat·ed, re·seg·re·gat·ing.un·seg·re·ga·ble, adjectiveun·seg·re·gat·ing, adjectiveun·seg·re·ga·tive, adjective

Words nearby segregate

sego lily, Segor, Segovia, Segrè, segreant, segregate, segregated, segregation, segregationist, segregator, segue

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How to use segregate in a sentence

Americans even segregate politically, leading to 90-10 voting patterns in thousands of precincts.
It’s Time for Obama to Heed McChrystal’s Call for the ‘Service Year’|Jonathan Alter|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They will do much more than segregate parks and bakeries, which they are already doing.
The World’s Most Vulnerable Mayor|Janine di Giovanni|March 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The men and women largely self-segregate into gendered rows as is common in synagogue.
Despite Intimidation, Alleged Victim Testifies Against Accused Rapist|Allison Yarrow|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You segregate all of your other second-class citizens and pretend you have Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, but you do not.
Co-Director Ken Burns on the New ‘Central Park Five’ Documentary|Ken Burns|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Even one of the Brookings scholars told me that the Brotherhood would probably segregate the sexes.
America's Naivete About Egypt|Kirsten Powers|February 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Thus, to trace it, the autopsy doctors would have to find, separate or segregate a billionth bit of the mass under observation.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
No attempt is made to segregate the entries by year, since we are interested in the total, not the annual increment.
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook
Any motive that will not so segregate men and break up all other bonds cannot be said to be a very fertile cause of war.
The Psychology of Nations|G.E. Partridge
It was this “shadow of a sickness,” that served to segregate Margaret to the extent that was really necessary for her well being.
Turn About Eleanor|Ethel M. Kelley
He meant to fence off side canyons and to segregate droves of his hogs, and to raise abundance of corn for winter feed.
The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for segregate

segregate

/ (ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt) /

verb

to set or be set apart from others or from the main group

(tr) to impose segregation on (a racial or minority group)

genetics metallurgy to undergo or cause to undergo segregation

Derived forms of segregate

segregable (ˈsɛɡrɪɡəbəl), adjectivesegregative, adjectivesegregator, noun

Word Origin for segregate

C16: from Latin sēgregāre, from sē- apart + grex a flock

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