segregate

Definition of segregate

Verbs

separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
"This neighborhood is segregated"
"We don't segregate in this county"
Antonyms:
desegregate
open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
integrate, mix
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Type of:
discriminate, separate, single out
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
divide from the main body or mass and collect
"Many towns segregated into new counties"
"Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
Type of:
divide, part, separate
come apart
separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
"the sun segregates the carbon"
"large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"
Type of:
insulate, isolate
place or set apart

Nouns

someone who is or has been segregated
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being

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Words that contain segregate

desegregate
 nonsegregated
 segregated
 unsegregated