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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
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]
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 << OPPOSITE unite
Translations
Spanish segregate [ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vtsegregar
French segregate [ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vtséparer, isoler
German segregate [ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vttrennen, absondern
Italian segregate [ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vtsegregare, isolare

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It was with just such blades as these that these splendid heroes of romance used to segregate a man, so to speak, and leave the half of him to fall one way and the other half the other.
We could not segregate the sick, nor could we care for them.
 
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