segregate

[ verb seg-ri-geyt; noun seg-ri-git, -geyt ]

/ verb ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt; noun ˈsɛg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /

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verb (used with object), seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing.

to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.

to require, by law or custom, the separation of (an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group) from the dominant majority.

verb (used without object), seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing.

to separate, withdraw, or go apart; separate from the main body and collect in one place; become segregated.

to practice, require, or enforce segregation, especially racial segregation.

Genetics. (of allelic genes) to separate during meiosis.

noun

a segregated thing, person, or group.

Origin of segregate

1400–50 in sense “segregated”; 1535–45 as transitive v.; late Middle English segregat<Latin sēgregātus (past participle of sēgregāre to part from the flock), equivalent to sē-se- + greg- (stem of grex flock) + -ātus-ate¹; see gregarious

ANTONYMS FOR segregate

1 integrate.

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seg·re·ga·ble

[seg-ri-guh-buhl], /ˈsɛg rɪ gə bəl/, adjectiveseg·re·ga·tive, adjectivenon·seg·re·ga·ble, adjectivenon·seg·re·ga·tive, adjective

re·seg·re·gate, verb, re·seg·re·gat·ed, re·seg·re·gat·ing.un·seg·re·ga·ble, adjectiveun·seg·re·gat·ing, adjectiveun·seg·re·ga·tive, adjective

Words nearby segregate

sego lily, Segor, Segovia, Segrè, segreant, segregate, segregated, segregation, segregation analysis, segregationist, segregation ratio

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Example sentences from the Web for segregate

They will do much more than segregate parks and bakeries, which they are already doing.
The World’s Most Vulnerable Mayor|Janine di Giovanni|March 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You segregate all of your other second-class citizens and pretend you have Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, but you do not.
Co-Director Ken Burns on the New ‘Central Park Five’ Documentary|Ken Burns|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We cannot, formally, segregate Muslim passengers from the rest in airport security.
Profiling Whole Nations|Tunku Varadarajan|January 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
So this was the trick treacherously prepared for them to segregate them from their fighting-men!
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

If the number is small, all can be filed in one drawer, with separate indexes to segregate them into classes.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2|Various
I would not segregate them, because I respect a man's free-will and his front-door and his right to be tried by his peers.
Eugenics and Other Evils|G. K. Chesterton
Thus, to trace it, the autopsy doctors would have to find, separate or segregate a billionth bit of the mass under observation.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The ommatidium is from the first segregate and consists of few cells.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for segregate

segregate

/ (ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt) /

verb

to set or be set apart from others or from the main group

(tr) to impose segregation on (a racial or minority group)

genetics metallurgy to undergo or cause to undergo segregation

Derived forms of segregate

segregable (ˈsɛɡrɪɡəbəl), adjectivesegregative, adjectivesegregator, noun

Word Origin for segregate

C16: from Latin sēgregāre, from sē- apart + grex a flock

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单词	segregate
释义	segregate [ verb seg-ri-geyt; noun seg-ri-git, -geyt ] / verb ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt; noun ˈsɛg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR segregate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing. to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals. to require, by law or custom, the separation of (an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group) from the dominant majority. verb (used without object), seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing. to separate, withdraw, or go apart; separate from the main body and collect in one place; become segregated. to practice, require, or enforce segregation, especially racial segregation. Genetics. (of allelic genes) to separate during meiosis. noun a segregated thing, person, or group. Origin of segregate 1400–50 in sense “segregated”; 1535–45 as transitive v.; late Middle English segregat<Latin sēgregātus (past participle of sēgregāre to part from the flock), equivalent to sē-se- + greg- (stem of grex flock) + -ātus-ate¹; see gregarious ANTONYMS FOR segregate 1 integrate. SEE ANTONYMS FOR segregate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM segregate seg·re·ga·ble [seg-ri-guh-buhl], /ˈsɛg rɪ gə bəl/, adjectiveseg·re·ga·tive, adjectivenon·seg·re·ga·ble, adjectivenon·seg·re·ga·tive, adjective re·seg·re·gate, verb, re·seg·re·gat·ed, re·seg·re·gat·ing.un·seg·re·ga·ble, adjectiveun·seg·re·gat·ing, adjectiveun·seg·re·ga·tive, adjective Words nearby segregate sego lily, Segor, Segovia, Segrè, segreant, segregate, segregated, segregation, segregation analysis, segregationist, segregation ratio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for segregate They will do much more than segregate parks and bakeries, which they are already doing. The World’s Most Vulnerable Mayor\|Janine di Giovanni\|March 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST You segregate all of your other second-class citizens and pretend you have Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, but you do not. Co-Director Ken Burns on the New ‘Central Park Five’ Documentary\|Ken Burns\|November 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST We cannot, formally, segregate Muslim passengers from the rest in airport security. Profiling Whole Nations\|Tunku Varadarajan\|January 4, 2010\|DAILY BEAST So this was the trick treacherously prepared for them to segregate them from their fighting-men! The Philippine Islands\|John Foreman If the number is small, all can be filed in one drawer, with separate indexes to segregate them into classes. Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2\|Various I would not segregate them, because I respect a man's free-will and his front-door and his right to be tried by his peers. Eugenics and Other Evils\|G. K. Chesterton Thus, to trace it, the autopsy doctors would have to find, separate or segregate a billionth bit of the mass under observation. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942\|Various The ommatidium is from the first segregate and consists of few cells. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for segregate segregate / (ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt) / verb to set or be set apart from others or from the main group (tr) to impose segregation on (a racial or minority group) genetics metallurgy to undergo or cause to undergo segregation Derived forms of segregate segregable (ˈsɛɡrɪɡəbəl), adjectivesegregative, adjectivesegregator, noun Word Origin for segregate C16: from Latin sēgregāre, from sē- apart + grex a flock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to segregate disconnect, divide, isolate, sequester, insulate, single out, island, quarantine, dissociate, select, choose, sever, cut off, split up, set apart
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segregate

verb (used with object), seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing.

verb (used without object), seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing.

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