Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense segregates, present participle segregating, past tense, past participle segregated
verb
To segregate two groups of people or things means to keep them physically apart from each other.
Police segregated the two rival camps of protesters. [VERB noun]
They segregate you from the rest of the community. [VERB noun preposition]
Synonyms: set apart, divide, separate, isolate More Synonyms of segregate
segregate in British English
(ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt)
verb
1.
to set or be set apart from others or from the main group
2. (transitive)
to impose segregation on (a racial or minority group)
3. genetics, metallurgy
to undergo or cause to undergo segregation
Derived forms
segregable (ˈsɛɡrɪɡəbəl)
adjective
segregative (ˈsegreˌgative)
adjective
segregator (ˈsegreˌgator)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin sēgregāre, from sē- apart + grex a flock
segregate in American English
(ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪt; for adj. & n., usually, ˈsɛgrəgɪt)
adjective
1.
separate; set apart; segregated
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsegreˌgated or ˈsegreˌgating
2.
to set apart from others or from the main mass or group; isolate; specif., to impose a system of segregation on (racial groups, social facilities, etc.)
verb intransitive
3.
to separate from the main mass and collect together in a new body
said of crystals
4.
to separate from others; be segregated
5. Genetics
to undergo segregation
noun
6.
a segregated person, thing, group, etc.
Derived forms
segregative (ˈsegreˌgative)
adjective
Word origin
ME segregat < L segregatus, pp. of segregare, to set apart, lit., to set apart from the flock < se-, apart (see secede) + grex (gen. gregis), a flock: see gregarious
Synonyms of 'segregate'
set apart, divide, separate, isolate
More Synonyms of segregate
In other languages
segregate
British English: segregate VERB
To segregate two groups of people or things means to keep them physically apart from each other.
Police segregated the two rival camps of protesters.
American English: segregate
Brazilian Portuguese: segregar
Chinese: 隔离
European Spanish: segregar
French: séparer
German: trennen
Italian: segregare
Japanese: 分離する
Korean: 떼어 놓다
European Portuguese: segregar
Latin American Spanish: segregar
Chinese translation of 'segregate'
segregate
(ˈsɛɡrɪɡeɪt)
vt
(= divide) 使隔离(離) (shǐ gélí)
(= isolate) 使孤立 (shǐ gūlì)
to segregate sb from sb将(將)某人与(與)某人分开(開) (jiāng mǒurén yǔ mǒurén fēnkāi)
(verb)
Definition
to set apart from others or from the main group
They segregate you from the rest of the party.
Synonyms
set apart
divide
the artificial line that divided the city
separate
What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?
isolate
This policy could isolate members from the UN security council.
single out
discriminate against
dissociate
how to dissociate emotion from reason
Opposites
unite,
mix
,
unify
,
amalgamate
,
join together
,
desegregate
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dissociate
Definition
to regard or treat as separate
how to dissociate emotion from reason
Synonyms
separate,
distance,
divorce,
isolate,
detach,
segregate,
disconnect,
set apart
in the sense of divide
Definition
to separate into parts
the artificial line that divided the city
Synonyms
separate,
part,
split,
cut (up),
sever,
partition,
shear,
segregate,
cleave,
subdivide,
bisect,
split off,
demarcate,
sunder
in the sense of isolate
Definition
to place apart or alone
This policy could isolate members from the UN security council.
Synonyms
separate,
break up,
cut off,
detach,
split up,
insulate,
segregate,
disconnect,
divorce,
sequester,
set apart,
disunite,
estrange
Synonyms of 'segregate'
segregate
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of separate
Definition
to distinguish
What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?