segregate

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verb

seg·re·gate ˈse-gri-ˌgāt How to pronounce segregate (audio)

segregated; segregating

transitive verb

: to separate or set apart from others or from the general mass : isolate

: to cause or force the separation of (as from the rest of society)

intransitive verb

: separate, withdraw

: to practice or enforce a policy of segregation

: to undergo genetic segregation

segregative

ˈse-gri-ˌgā-tiv How to pronounce segregate (audio)

adjective

segregate

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noun

seg·re·gate ˈse-gri-gət How to pronounce segregate (audio)

-ˌgāt

: one that is in some respect segregated

especially : one that differs genetically from the parental line because of genetic segregation

Did you know?

The prefix se- means "apart", so when you segregate something you set it apart from the herd. The word typically means separating something undesirable from the healthy majority. During the apple harvest, damaged fruit is segregated from the main crop and used for cider. In prisons, hardened criminals are segregated from youthful offenders. Lepers used to be segregated from the general population because they were thought to be highly infectious. The opposite of segregate is often integrate, and the two words were in the news almost daily for decades as African-Americans struggled to be admitted into all-white schools and neighborhoods.

Example Sentences

Verb The civil rights movement fought against practices that segregated black and white people. Many states at that time continued to segregate public schools.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Boards are required to segregate ballots from any voter who may require a supplemental ballot.

cleveland, 27 June 2022 Robb Elementary School, the site of the massacre, was a flashpoint in the local resistance against a white minority rule that used law enforcement and policies to segregate and subjugate Latino and Latinas.

Palabra, al, 7 June 2022 The Nigerian regulator only requires custodians to segregate customers’ assets from their own assets.

Oluwaseun Adeyanju, Forbes, 14 May 2022 Alongside your calendar, have your daily to-do list but segregate personal and business.

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Among other measures, league president Mikel Arriola is also requiring the league’s other 17 teams to segregate its main supporter groups, known as barras, in specific areas of their stadiums that will be closed to minors.

Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2022 Some countries are now experimenting with ways to segregate medical waste for recycling and safer disposal.

Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2022 Foster says the separation is not a matter of wanting to segregate Swifties, but rather of not wanting to completely disappoint them.

Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2022 Employ microsegmentation to create zones within data centers and cloud environments so as to segregate workloads from one another, thereby strengthening compliance and minimizing the potential for data breaches.

Wes Wright, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022

Noun

Friendships between people of different races are common until about the age of 10, when children begin to self-segregate.

Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 9 Aug. 2022 Other sensitive data, including family trees and DNA data, are stored on segregate systems that are separate from those that house email addresses.

Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 5 June 2018 As public schools re-segregate, the rise in charter schools has not helped this trend.

Lincoln Anthony Blades, Teen Vogue, 17 May 2018 There is also another cultural trend that has led many in our nation to ideologically self-segregate, not based on race, but based on ideology.

James Lankford, National Review, 19 Aug. 2017 See More

单词	segregate
释义	segregate 1 of 2 verb seg·re·gate ˈse-gri-ˌgāt segregated; segregating transitive verb 1 : to separate or set apart from others or from the general mass : isolate 2 : to cause or force the separation of (as from the rest of society) intransitive verb 1 : separate, withdraw 2 : to practice or enforce a policy of segregation 3 : to undergo genetic segregation segregative ˈse-gri-ˌgā-tiv adjective segregate 2 of 2 noun seg·re·gate ˈse-gri-gət -ˌgāt : one that is in some respect segregated especially : one that differs genetically from the parental line because of genetic segregation Did you know? The prefix se- means "apart", so when you segregate something you set it apart from the herd. The word typically means separating something undesirable from the healthy majority. During the apple harvest, damaged fruit is segregated from the main crop and used for cider. In prisons, hardened criminals are segregated from youthful offenders. Lepers used to be segregated from the general population because they were thought to be highly infectious. The opposite of segregate is often integrate, and the two words were in the news almost daily for decades as African-Americans struggled to be admitted into all-white schools and neighborhoods. Synonyms Verb cut off insulate isolate seclude separate sequester See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The civil rights movement fought against practices that segregated black and white people. Many states at that time continued to segregate public schools. Recent Examples on the Web Verb Boards are required to segregate ballots from any voter who may require a supplemental ballot. cleveland, 27 June 2022 Robb Elementary School, the site of the massacre, was a flashpoint in the local resistance against a white minority rule that used law enforcement and policies to segregate and subjugate Latino and Latinas. Palabra, al, 7 June 2022 The Nigerian regulator only requires custodians to segregate customers’ assets from their own assets. Oluwaseun Adeyanju, Forbes, 14 May 2022 Alongside your calendar, have your daily to-do list but segregate personal and business. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Among other measures, league president Mikel Arriola is also requiring the league’s other 17 teams to segregate its main supporter groups, known as barras, in specific areas of their stadiums that will be closed to minors. Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2022 Some countries are now experimenting with ways to segregate medical waste for recycling and safer disposal. Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2022 Foster says the separation is not a matter of wanting to segregate Swifties, but rather of not wanting to completely disappoint them. Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2022 Employ microsegmentation to create zones within data centers and cloud environments so as to segregate workloads from one another, thereby strengthening compliance and minimizing the potential for data breaches. Wes Wright, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Noun Friendships between people of different races are common until about the age of 10, when children begin to self-segregate. Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 9 Aug. 2022 Other sensitive data, including family trees and DNA data, are stored on segregate systems that are separate from those that house email addresses. Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 5 June 2018 As public schools re-segregate, the rise in charter schools has not helped this trend. Lincoln Anthony Blades, Teen Vogue, 17 May 2018 There is also another cultural trend that has led many in our nation to ideologically self-segregate, not based on race, but based on ideology. James Lankford, National Review, 19 Aug. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Verb Latin segregatus, past participle of segregare, from se- apart + greg-, grex herd — more at secede First Known Use Verb 1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun 1871, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition segregate verb seg·re·gate ˈse-gri-ˌgāt segregated; segregating : to separate a race, class, or group from the rest of society Medical Definition segregate 1 of 2 intransitive verb seg·re·gate ˈseg-ri-ˌgāt segregated; segregating : to undergo genetic segregation segregate 2 of 2 noun seg·re·gate -gət : an individual or class of individuals differing in one or more genetic characters from the parental line usually because of segregation of genes Legal Definition segregate verb seg·re·gate ˈse-gri-ˌgāt segregated; segregating transitive verb : to cause or force the separation of specifically : to separate (persons) on the basis of race, religion, or national origin intransitive verb : to practice or enforce a policy of segregation segregate verb as in to separate to set or keep apart from others the sick cows were segregated from the remainder of the herd Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance separate isolate remove insulate seclude restrain cut off confine sequester quarantine restrict keep incarcerate detach disengage jail hold abstract detain intern immure lock (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms integrate connect unite join desegregate assimilate reintegrate associate liberate link discharge free release loose See More
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