Segregate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt|  American pronunciation of the word segregate
Brit.  |ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt|  British pronunciation of the word segregate

noun

- someone who is or has been segregated

verb

- separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
This neighborhood is segregated
We don't segregate in this county
- divide from the main body or mass and collect
Many towns segregated into new counties
Experiments show clearly that genes segregate
- separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
the sun segregates the carbon
large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims

Extra examples

The civil rights movement fought against practices that segregated blacks and whites.

Many states at that time continued to segregate public schools.

Blacks were segregated from whites in schools.

The coffee room had been segregated into smoking and non-smoking areas.

This neighborhood is segregated

We don't segregate in this county

Many towns segregated into new counties

Experiments show clearly that genes segregate

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: segregate
he/she/it: segregates
present participle: segregating
past tense: segregated
past participle: segregated
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