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segregate definition

seg·re·gate (seg′rə gāt′; for adj. & n., usually, -git)

adjective

separate; set apart; segregated

Etymology: ME segregat < L segregatus, pp. of segregare, to set apart, lit., to set apart from the flock < se-, apart (see secede) + grex (gen. gregis), a flock: see gregarious

transitive verb segregated -·gat′ed, segregating -·gat′·ing

to set apart from others or from the main mass or group; isolate; specif., to impose a system of segregation on (racial groups, social facilities, etc.)

intransitive verb

  1. to separate from the main mass and collect together in a new body: said of crystals
  2. to separate from others; be segregated
  3. Genetics to undergo segregation

noun

a segregated person, thing, group, etc.

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