seg·re·gate

(sĕg′rĭ-gāt′)

v. seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing, seg·re·gates

v.tr.

1. To separate or isolate from others or from a main body or group. See Synonyms at isolate.

2. To cause (people or institutions, for example) to be separated on the basis of race, sex, religion, or another factor.

v.intr.

1. To become separated or distinguished: animals that segregate into male and female herds when not in mating season.

2. To practice a policy of racial segregation.

3. Genetics To undergo genetic segregation.

adj. (-gĭt, -gāt′)

Separated; isolated.

n. (-gĭt, -gāt′)

1. One that is or has been segregated.

2. Genetics See segregant.

[Latin sēgregāre, sēgregāt- : sē-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + grex, greg-, flock; see ger- in Indo-European roots.]

seg′re·ga′tive adj.

seg′re·ga′tor n.

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segregated

(ˈsɛɡrɪɡeɪtɪd)

adj

1. (Sociology) intended for the use of individuals of a particular race, sex, or religion

2. (Sociology) following a system in which specific groups are confined to specific areas or institutions

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seg•re•gat•ed

(ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪ tɪd)

adj.

1. characterized by or practicing racial segregation.

2. restricted to one racial or other ethnic group.

3. maintaining separate facilities for members of different ethnic groups.

4. discriminating against a group, esp. on the basis of race.

5. set apart.

[1645–55]

seg′re•gat`ed•ly, adv.

seg′re•gat`ed•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

segregated - separated or isolated from others or a main group; "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood"

unintegrated

separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"

divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"

integrated - not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups; "integrated schools"

segregated

adjective divided, separate, set apart, isolated, partitioned, kept apart racially segregated schools

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segregated

adjective

Excluding or unavailable to certain minorities:

restricted.

Translations

segregated

[ˈsegrɪgeɪtɪd] ADJ → segregado, separado

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segregated

[ˈsɛgrɪgeɪtɪd] adj → ségrégué(e), ségrégé(e), où règne la ségrégation
racially segregated schools → des écoles ségréguées, des écoles où règne la ségrégation raciale

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segregated

[ˈsɛgrɪˌgeɪtɪd] adj (Pol) → in cui vige la segregazione

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He would have warned Daughtry of his disease and enabled him to take ship to the South Seas or to Japan, or to other countries where lepers are not segregated. This would have worked no hardship on those countries, since such was their law and procedure, while it would have enabled Daughtry and Kwaque to escape the hell of the San Francisco pest-house, to which, because of his baseness, he condemned them for the rest of their lives.

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She has conceived the curious idea that Cathy is TWINS, and that one of them is a boy-twin and failed to get segregated - got submerged, is the idea.

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Basnett in believing that "our" views, "our" society, "our" policy, stood for something quite definitely segregated from the main body of society in a circle of superior illumination.

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The mob had broken through on one side the line of waggons, and was advancing, each segregated policeman the centre of a fighting group.

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Before they came, Avonlea had seemed thousands of miles away; those letters brought it near and linked the old life to the new so closely that they began to seem one and the same, instead of two hopelessly segregated existences.

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They were segregated in their own districts and beaten into submission.

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Based on City Ordinance 1929-2009, commonly known as the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management in Dagupan City, solid wastes shall be segregated into three categories -- recyclable wastes which consist of plastics, bottles, and cartons; special wastes such as paint, batteries, home appliances, and hospital wastes; and residual wastes such sanitary napkins and disposable diapers.

Dagupan enforces 'no segregation, no collection' policy

The study cites numerous examples of this sort of neo-segregation: Forty-six percent (80 colleges out of the 173 surveyed) segregate student orientation programs, 43 percent (75 colleges) offer segregated residential arrangements, 72 percent (125) segregate graduation ceremonies, 68 percent of the colleges surveyed offer minority students an expense-paid segregated preview of college, 85 percent of the colleges have "multicultural centers," and 34 percent had specifically black cultural centers.

Segregation Returning to American College Campuses

Scores of cyclists, including children as young as six, carried out laps of the city centre for around an hour to highlight the need for segregated cycling infrastructure in the city.

Cycle path message from protesters; Riders take to city streets to highlight the need for routes Campaigners congregate at the King Edward statue with Rachel Martin

Majority of size segregated pollutants including TSP, PM10 and PM2.5 were found with higher values than the United States Environmental Protection agency (US-EPA), National Ambient air Quality Standards (NAAQS), world health organization (WHO) and National Environmental Quality standards for Pakistan (NEQS-Pak) limits for both urban and peri-urban areas, only 4%, 8% and 4% for TSP, PM10 and PM2.5 in urban and TSP (40%) PM10 (60%) and PM2.5 (44%) in peri urban samples were found under prescribed guidelines.

A Preliminary Assessment and Control Strategy of Size Segregated Pollutants in Urban and Peri-urban Areas of Metropolitan Faisalabad, Pakistan

Residents used to throw all wastes in garbage bins which take too much time to segregate at the recycling plants and degrade the value of the recycling materials but if they are already segregated at home and disposed in designated chutes, it will give better value for recyclables and save much time," he said.

First recyclables collection centre opens in Abu Dhabi

New Delhi: India INX launched the Segregated Nominee Account Structure.

India INX launches Segregated Nominee Account Structure