Verb: segregate 'se-gru,geyt- Separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
"This neighbourhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county" - Divide from the main body or mass and collect
"Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes 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" Noun: segregate 'se-gru,geyt- Someone who is or has been segregated
Derived forms: segregated, segregates, segregating Type of: discriminate, divide, individual, insulate, isolate, mortal, part, person, separate, single out, somebody, someone, soul Antonym: mix Encyclopedia: Segregate |