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seg·re·gate  (sgr-gt)
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 impose the separation of (a race or class) from the rest of society.
v.intr.
1. To become separated from a main body or mass.
2. To practice a policy of racial segregation.
3. Genetics To undergo genetic segregation.
adj. (-gt, -gt)
Separated; isolated.
n. (-gt, -gt)
1. One that is or has been segregated.
2. Genetics See segregant.

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

segre·gative adj.
segre·gator n.

segregate [ˈsɛgrɪˌgeɪt]
vb
1. to set or be set apart from others or from the main group
2. (Sociology) (tr) to impose segregation on (a racial or minority group)
3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Genetics metallurgy to undergo or cause to undergo segregation
[from Latin sēgregāre, from sē- apart + grex a flock]
segregable  [ˈsɛgrɪgəbəl] adj
segregative  adj
segregator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.segregate - someone who is or has been segregated
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Verb1.segregate - separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"
discriminate, single out, separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race
desegregate, integrate, mix - open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated"
2.segregate - divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
3.segregate - separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"
isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"

segregate
verb set apart, divide, separate, isolate, single out, discriminate against, dissociate They segregate you from the rest of the party.
unite, mix, unify, amalgamate, join together, desegregate
Translations
segregate [ˈsegrɪgeɪt] VTsegregar, separar (from de) to be segregated fromestar separado de

segregate [ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vtségréguer

segregate
vt individualsabsondern; group of populationnach Rassen/Geschlechtern/Konfessionen trennen; activities, facilitiesnach gewissen Gesichtspunkten unterteilen; to be segregated from somebody/somethingvon jdm/etw abgesondert sein; segregated (racially, church) → nur für Weiße/Schwarze; school alsomit Rassentrennung; societynach Rassen getrennt

segregate [ˈsɛgrɪˌgeɪt] vt to segregate (from)separare (da), segregare (da)

segregate
v segregate [ˈsegrigeit]
to separate from others; to keep (people, groups etc) apart from each other At the swimming-pool, the sexes are segregated. gesegregeer يَعْزِل، يَفْصِل изолирам oddělit adskille trennen (δια)χωρίζω, απομονώνω segregar eraldama جدا كردن erotella, pitää erillään séparer לְהַפרִיד अलग करना, पृथक करना odijeliti, odvojiti különválaszt memisahkan aðskilja separare 隔離する 분리하다 atskirti atdalīt; nošķirt mengasingkan scheiden skille ut; holde atskilt; skille raser fra hverandre, segregere rozdzielać segregar a separa отделять, изолировать oddeliť (sa), izolovať (sa) oddeljen razdvojiti segregera, åtskilja แยกคนหรือ กลุ่มคนออกจากกัน ayırmak 分隔,隔離 відокремлювати; ізолювати علاحدہ کرنا cách li
n segreˈgation [-ʃən]
segregasie فَصْل، عَزْل разделяне oddělení adskillelse die Abtrennung διαχωρισμός segregación eraldamine جدايي erottelu ségrégation הַפרָדָה पार्थक्य, संपृकथन odvajanje, segregacija különválasztás pemisahan aðskilnaður segregazione; separazione 分離 분리, 격리 segregacija segregācija pengasingan scheiding (rase)skille, segregering segregacja segregação separaţie отделение, изоляция oddelenie, apartheid oddelitev segregacija segregation การแยกออกจากัน ayırım 分出 ізоляція; сегрегація نسلی علاحدگی sự cách li


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