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Webster 1913 Edition
Segregate
Seg′re-gate
,Adj.
[L.
segregatus
, p. p. of segregare
to separate; pref. se-
aside + grex
, gregis
, a flock or herd. See Gregarious
.] 1.
Separate; select.
2.
(Bot.)
Separated from others of the same kind.
Seg′re-gate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Segregated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Segregating
.] To separate from others; to set apart.
They are still
segregated
, Christians from Christians, under odious designations. I. Taylor.
Seg′re-gate
,Verb.
I.
(Geol.)
To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification.
Webster 1828 Edition
Segregate
SEG'REGATE
,Verb.
T.
SEG'REGATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
segregate
segregate
English
Adjective
segregate (comparative more segregate, superlative most segregate)
Verb
segregate (third-person singular simple present segregates, present participle segregating, simple past and past participle segregated)
- To separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
to separate