segregateseg‧re‧gate /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
Blacks were segregated from whites in schools.► see thesaurus at separate2to separate one part of a place or thing from anotherbe segregated from/into something The coffee room had been segregated into smoking and non-smoking areas.GRAMMAR Segregate is usually passive.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINsegregate
Verb TableOrigin:
1500-1600 Latin past participle of segregare, from se- ‘apart’ + grex ‘herd’VERB TABLE
segregate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | segregate |
| he, she, it | segregates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | segregated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have segregated |
| he, she, it | has segregated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had segregated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will segregate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have segregated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am segregating |
| he, she, it | is segregating | |
| you, we, they | are segregating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was segregating |
| you, we, they | were segregating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been segregating |
| he, she, it | has been segregating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been segregating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be segregating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been segregating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Faith-based schools would only segregate society further.
- Male prisoners were strictly segregated from the females.
- Schools should not segregate children with disabilities.
- The practice of segregating children by ability in schools seems to be spreading.
- Kingsmill largely segregated his domestic from his literary life.
- Men and women are segregated on the beaches and even the ski slopes.
- They too were segregated into wagons for families and those for single men.
- Washington was segregated and governed by congressional committee.
- Wondering about grasshopper eyes, about segregated schools, wanting to know more about this journey to the West looking for work.
THESAURUSto make something separate► separate
Collocations verb [transitive] to divide something into two or more parts or groups, or to divide one type of thing from another. You use separate especially when saying that the parts are different from each other: · Motorola is planning to separate the company into two public companies.· The items are separated into recyclable and non-recyclable waste.
► divide verb [transitive] to make something become two or more parts or groups: · The teacher divided us into groups.· The money was divided between them.· The house is divided into three apartments.
► split verb [transitive] to separate something into two or more groups, parts etc – used especially when each part is equal in size: · The class was split into groups of six.
► break something up phrasal verb [transitive] to separate something into several smaller parts, especially to make it easier to deal with: · The phone company was broken up to encourage competition.· Police used tear gas to break up the crowd.
► segregate verb [transitive] to separate one group of people from others because of race, sex, religion etc: · Schools were racially segregated.· Some prisons segregate prisoners who are infected with HIV.
Longman Language Activatorto separate people from each other, the rest of society etc► separate to keep two or more people apart, especially so that they cannot cause any trouble together: · Teachers thought it best to separate Paul and Fred and put them in different classes.separate somebody from somebody: · Separating prisoners from each other is sometimes the only way of preventing riots.
► keep somebody apart to separate two or more people so that they cannot talk to or harm each other: · At the party it seemed only sensible to keep her ex-husband and her new boyfriend apart.keep sb apart from: · Sex offenders are often kept apart from other prisoners for their own safety.
► isolate to keep someone away from other people, especially because they are suffering from an infectious disease: · We used to routinely isolate people who had measles.isolate somebody from: · The six other patients were immediately isolated from the infected four.
► cut somebody off from to separate someone from the people they are usually with: · She realized that he was trying to cut her off from her friends.· It's easy to get cut off from your family when you first go overseas.
► segregate to separate one group of people from others, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: · Schools should not segregate children with disabilities.· Faith-based schools would only segregate society further.be segregated from: · Male prisoners were strictly segregated from the females.
► segregation the practice of keeping people of different races apart and making them live, work, or study separately, especially because one race believes that members of the other race are not as good as they are: · Racial segregation in schools still exists in some southern states.· Civil rights protestors called for an end to all segregation.
► apartheid the former South African political and social system in which black and white races had to go to separate schools, live in separate areas etc as a way of keeping white people in their position of power: · Mandela was in prison for over 25 years for opposing apartheid in South Africa.· an anti-apartheid organization
► in quarantine separated from other people because you have or may have an infectious illness that they could catch if they were with you: · One of the crew caught smallpox, and soon they were all in quarantine.put somebody in quarantine: · All animals entering the UK used to have to be put in quarantine.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► racially
1to separate one group of people from others, especially because they are of a different race, sex, or religion OPP integratebe segregated from somebody· In this, the Supreme Court is right on the nose. Racially segregated districts are constitutionally wrong.
NOUN► school· Blacks were segregated in churches, schools and colleges.· Wondering about grasshopper eyes, about segregated schools, wanting to know more about this journey to the West looking for work.· What remains of Douglass School, built in 1910 and the first-known segregated school for blacks in Phoenix?
Blacks were segregated from whites in schools.► see thesaurus at separate2to separate one part of a place or thing from anotherbe segregated from/into something The coffee room had been segregated into smoking and non-smoking areas.GRAMMAR Segregate is usually passive.