Definition of segregate Segregate
/sɛˈgɹʌgejˌt/ - [segrugeyt] - seg•re•gate
We found 13 definitions of segregate from 5 different sources.
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What does segregate mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: segregates |
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| segregate - someone who is or has been segregated | ||
Verb |
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| segregate - separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county" | ||
| desegregate, integrate, mix open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated" | ||
| single out, discriminate, separate select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance" | ||
| 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" | ||
| insulate, isolate protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came" | ||
| segregate - divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate" | ||
| part, divide, separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- segregate (Verb)
To separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart. - segregate (Adjective)
Separate; select. - segregate (Adjective)
Separated from others of the same kind.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- segregate (a.)
Separate; select. - segregate (a.)
Separated from others of the same kind. - segregate (v. t.)
To separate from others; to set apart. - segregate (v. i.)
To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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segregate
seg′rē-gāt, v.t. to separate from others.—adj. separate from others of the same kind: (geol.) separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.—n. Segregā′tion. [L. segregāre, -ātum—se-, apart, grex, gregis, a flock.]
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🔤- segregate, verb, present, 1st person singular of segregate (infinitive).
- segregate, verb (infinitive).
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