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verb
- 1. set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide: "apprehensions about groups segregated from the rest of society"
- 2. (of pairs of alleles) be separated at meiosis and transmitted independently via separate gametes: "the gene pairs segregate at reduction division"
noun
- 1. an allele that has undergone segregation.
- 2. a species within an aggregate.
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SEGREGATE definition: 1. to keep one thing separate from another: 2. to keep one group of people apart from another and…. Learn more.
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.
To separate people by race or religion is to segregate them. In general, the word segregate means to separate one type of thing from another. In the United States, the practice of segregating blacks from whites in public schools and public places was common in the South until the 1960s.
Segregate definition: to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate. See examples of SEGREGATE used in a sentence.
segregate somebody (from somebody) to separate people of different races, religions or sexes and treat them in a different way. a culture in which women are segregated from men. White people and black people were segregated into different parts of town. a racially segregated community.
seg·re·gate. (sĕg′rĭ-gāt′) v. seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing, seg·re·gates. v.tr. 1. To separate or isolate from others or from a main body or group. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. To cause (people or institutions, for example) to be separated on the basis of race, sex, religion, or another factor.
To segregate two groups of people or things means to keep them physically apart from each other. Police segregated the two rival camps of protesters. American English : segregate / ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt /
SEGREGATE definition: to separate one group of people from another, especially one sex or race from another: . Learn more.
Definition of segregate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Segregate definition: To cause (people or institutions, for example) to be separated on the basis of race, sex, religion, or another factor.
