segregate

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Pronunciation

• • enPR: sĕ'grəgət, IPA: /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/
  • enPR: sĕ'grəgāt, IPA: /ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/

Adjective

segregate

1. Separate; select.
2. (botany) Separated from others of the same kind.
3. (geology) Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.

Verb

segregate (segregates, present participle segregating; past and past participle segregated)

1. (transitive) To separate, especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.

Synonyms

• isolate, separate, sequester, sunder out; see also Thesaurus:segregate

Antonyms

• aggregate

Related terms

• segregation

Translations

• Italian: segregare
• Portuguese: segregar
• Spanish: segregar

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