segregate
[ verb seg-ri-geyt; noun seg-ri-git, -geyt ]
/ verb ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt; noun ˈsɛg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM segregate
Words nearby segregate
sego,
sego lily,
segor,
segovia,
segreant,
segregate,
segregated,
segregation,
segregation analysis,
segregation ratio,
segregationist
Example sentences from the Web for segregate
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), adjective segregative, adjective segregator, nounWord Origin for segregate
C16: from Latin
sēgregāre, from
sē- apart +
grex a flock