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segregating

adjective

separate; set apart; segregated

Origin: 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, segregating

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

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

noun

a segregated person, thing, group, etc.

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