segregate /segˈri-gāt/

1. To set apart
2. To seclude
3. To isolate
4. To group apart

1. To separate out in a group or groups or mass
2. To separate into dominants and recessives (genetics)

Set apart

That which is segregated

segˈregable adjective

segregāˈtion noun

1. The act of segregating
2. The state of being segregated
3. Dispersal (obsolete)
4. The separation of the two alleles in a heterozygote when gametes are formed with the appearance of several genotypes in the progeny (genetics)
5. The separation into patches or undistributed areas of impurities, inclusions, and alloying constituents in metals
6. A segregated mass or group
7. Separation of one particular class of people from another, eg on grounds of race

segregāˈtional adjective

segregāˈtionist noun

A believer in racial or other segregation

segˈregative /-gā-tiv/ adjective

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