segregate
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segregate
- /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/
- /ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/
Where it comes from
From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.
adjective more segregate · most segregate
- Separate; select.
- Separated from others of the same kind.
- Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.
verb segregates · segregating · segregated
- To separate. One aim of the reorganisation on both routes is to segregate completely the operation of the District and Tilbury Lines between London and Upminster, removing physical connections between the two.
- In particular, to separate and organize by characteristics. Please segregate the pairs of shoes by size into their respective boxes.
- To separate (races, sexes, or other groups, especially black and white people), especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep them apart. Although the California State Supreme Court ended the official segregation of public schools in 1877, Sacramento continued to segregate well into the 1880s (Sacramento African American Historical and Cultural Society [SAAHCS] 1990:9, 20).
Similar: isolate, separate, sequester, sunder out, insulate, segregate, set apart · Opposite: aggregate, coalesce, lump together
noun segregates
- An entity that is separated in some way from a reference group or entity. A segregate becomes conspicuous once it is removed from its aggregate.
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verb
Similar: isolate, separate, sequester, sunder out, insulate, segregate, set apart · Opposite: aggregate, coalesce, lump together
Translations
Talk about this word "segregate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/segregate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. segregate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/segregate "segregate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/segregate.Cite this
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title = {segregate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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