segregate

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.

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

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segre·gative adj.

segre·gator n.

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segregate

Verb

[-gating, -gated]

1. to set apart from others or from the main group

2. to impose segregation on (a racial or minority group) [Latin se- apart + grex a flock]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"
Verb	1.	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"

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segregate

verb set apart, divide, separate, isolate, single out, discriminate against, dissociate << OPPOSITE unite

Translations

segregate [ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vt → segregar

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segregate [ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vt → séparer, isoler

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segregate [ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vt → trennen, absondern

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segregate [ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vt → segregare, isolare