vverb.socialseparate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregationExamples:- This neighborhood is segregated
- We don't segregate in this county
Antonyms:desegregate
Derivationally Related Form:segregatorsegregation
Hypernyms:discriminate separate single out
Inherited Hypernyms:segregatediscriminatedistinguishidentifydetermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactdivide from the main body or mass and collectExamples:- Many towns segregated into new counties
- Experiments show clearly that genes segregate
Derivationally Related Form:segregation
Hypernyms:divide part separate
Inherited Hypernyms:segregateseparatechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeseparate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from othersExamples:- the sun segregates the carbon
- large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims
Derivationally Related Form:segregation
Hypernyms:insulate isolate
Inherited Hypernyms:segregateisolatediscriminatedistinguishidentifydetermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adjadj.allseparated or isolated from others or a main groupSynset:unintegrated
Examples:- a segregated school system
- a segregated neighborhood
Antonyms:integrated
Inherited Hypernyms:segregated
Similar to:isolated quarantined separate sequestered lily-white white
See also:divided separate