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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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to keep one group of people apart from others because of race, religion, sex, etc.: Most people wouldn’t remember that some ballparks were segregated (= black people were kept apart) in the early years. The boys and girls were segregated into different classes.
The meaning of SEGREGATE is to separate or set apart from others or from the general mass : isolate. How to use segregate in a sentence. Did you know?
segregate something (from something) to keep one thing separate from another. Pedestrians are segregated from the traffic by a metal barrier. It was proposed that patients be segregated into three categories: critical, moderate and mild.
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. 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.
Definition of segregate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
segregate - separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county". discriminate, single out, separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race.
SEGREGATE meaning: 1 : to separate groups of people because of their particular race, religion, etc. often + from; 2 : to not allow people of different races to be together in (a place, such as a school)
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 definition: To cause (people or institutions, for example) to be separated on the basis of race, sex, religion, or another factor.
