English dictionary

segregate

/'s/E/gr/@/,g/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation

verb.social

Examples
This neighborhood is segregated.

We don't segregate in this county.

Antonyms desegregate integrate mix

Source: WordNet 3.0
divide from the main body or mass and collect

verb.contact

Examples
Many towns segregated into new counties.

Experiments show clearly that genes segregate.

Source: WordNet 3.0
separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others

verb.change

Examples
The sun segregates the carbon.

Large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To separate from others; to set apart.

verb

Source: webster1913
To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification.

verb

Source: webster1913