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- [verb seg-ri-geyt; noun seg-ri-git, -geyt]
- /verb ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt; noun ˈsɛg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt/
- /ˈseɡ.rɪ.ɡeɪt/
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- [verb seg-ri-geyt; noun seg-ri-git, -geyt]
- /verb ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt; noun ˈsɛg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt/
Definitions of segregate word
- verb with object segregate to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals. 1
- verb with object segregate to require, by law or custom, the separation of (an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group) from the dominant majority. 1
- verb without object segregate to separate, withdraw, or go apart; separate from the main body and collect in one place; become segregated. 1
- verb without object segregate to practice, require, or enforce segregation, especially racial segregation. 1
- verb without object segregate Genetics. (of allelic genes) to separate during meiosis. 1
- noun segregate a segregated thing, person, or group. 1
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Origin of segregate
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50 in sense “segregated”; 1535-45 as transitive v.; late Middle English segregat < Latin sēgregātus (past participle of sēgregāre to part from the flock), equivalent to sē- se- + greg- (stem of grex flock) + -ātus -ate1; see gregarious
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Parts of speech for Segregate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
segregate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
segregate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for segregate
verb segregate
- abscind — to cut off
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- bracketing — a set of brackets
Antonyms for segregate
verb segregate
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hybridize — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- interbred — to crossbreed (a plant or animal).
- interbreed — to crossbreed (a plant or animal).
- mix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
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