 segregate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation | |
| Examples: | "This neighborhood is segregated" "We don't segregate in this county" |
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| Related terms: | desegregate discriminate segregation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] divide from the main body or mass and collect | |
| Examples: | "Many towns segregated into new counties" "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate" |
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| Related terms: | separate segregation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others | |
| Examples: | "the sun degregates the carbon" "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims" |
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| Related terms: | isolate segregation | |
| Similar spelling: |
segregated segregator segregation Segrest Sechrest Seegers Seegars |
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