segregate
ˈsɛɡrɪɡeɪt
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Definition of segregate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
separate groupsseparate people or things from a group
  • The school decided to segregate students by age.
isolate separate sort
2.
social groupsseparate groups by rules, often by race, sex, or religion
  • The law used to segregate people in public places.
isolate separate sequester

Noun

separated personperson or thing kept apart from a group
  • The segregate lived away from the main community.
outcast outsider pariah
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Origin of segregate

Latin, segregare (to separate)

Examples of segregate in a sentence

  • They segregate recyclable waste from general trash.
  • Some towns still segregate neighborhoods by income and background.
  • Officials tried to segregate rival supporters during the match.
  • The segregate ate separately from the group.
  • No segregates joined the village festival this year.

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  1. French:séparer, exclu, ...
  2. German:trennen, Abgesonderter, ...
  3. Italian:separare, persona segregata, ...
  4. Spanish:separar, persona segregada, ...
  5. Portuguese:segregar, segregado, ...
  6. Chinese:隔离, 隔离者, ...
  7. Japanese:隔離する, 隔離者, ...
  8. Arabic:فَصَلَ, شَخْص مَعْزول, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהַפְרִיד, מְבוּדָד, ...
  10. Russian:разделять, изолированный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:сегрегувати, ізольована особа, ...
  12. Hindi:अलग करना, पृथकवासी, ...

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