1. 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"
    
2. Divide from the main body or mass and collect
   "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
    
3. Separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
   "This neighbourhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"

1. Someone who is or has been segregated
   "The segregates fought for their right to equal education"

Derived forms: segregates, segregated, segregating

Type of: actor, discriminate, divide, doer, insulate, isolate, part, separate, single out, worker

Antonym: desegregate

Encyclopedia: Segregate