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segregate

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

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Separate; select.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. someone who is or has been segregated

    noun.person

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. 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.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. To separate from others; to set apart.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  5. 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

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