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Segregate

//ˈsɛɡɹəɡət// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Separate; select.
  2. 2
    Separated from others of the same kind.
  3. 3
    Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.
Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    someone who is or has been segregated wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To separate. transitive

    "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."

  2. 2
    separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others wordnet
  3. 3
    In particular, to separate and organize by characteristics. transitive

    "Please segregate the pairs of shoes by size into their respective boxes."

  4. 4
    divide from the main body or mass and collect wordnet
  5. 5
    To separate (races, sexes, or other groups, especially black and white people), especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep them apart. intransitive

    "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)."

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  1. 6
    separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.

Etymology 2

From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.

Etymology 3

From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.

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