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segregate

seg·re·gate

UK/ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/ US/ˈsɛɡrʌˌɡeɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

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

  • “This neighborhood is segregated”
  • “We don”
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2.

divide from the main body or mass and collect

  • “Many towns segregated into new counties”
  • “Experiments show clearly that genes segregate”
3.

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

  • “the sun degregates the carbon”
  • “large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims”

Origin

From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”).

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