(to) segregate

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• segregate — seg·re·gate / se gri ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing vt: to cause or force the separation of; specif: to separate (persons) on the basis of race, religion, or national origin vi: to practice or enforce a policy of segregation seg·re·ga·tive / ˌgā tiv/… …   Law dictionary

• Segregate — Seg re*gate, a. [L. segregatus, p. p. of segregare to separate; pref. se aside + grex, gregis, a flock or herd. See {Gregarious}.] 1. Separate; select. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Separated from others of the same kind. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Segregate — Seg re*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Segregated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Segregating}.] To separate from others; to set apart. [1913 Webster] They are still segregated, Christians from Christians, under odious designations. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Segregate — Seg re*gate, v. i. (Geol.) To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• segregate — (v.) 1540s, from L. segregatus, pp. of segregare separate from the flock, isolate, divide, from *se gregare, from se apart from (see SECRET (Cf. secret)) + grege, ablative of grex herd, flock (see GREGARIOUS (Cf. gregarious)). Originally often… …   Etymology dictionary

• segregate — vb *isolate, seclude, insulate, sequester Analogous words: *separate, divide, part, sever: *detach, disengage: *choose, select, single …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• segregate — [v] discriminate and separate choose, close off, cut off, disconnect, dissociate, divide, insulate, island, isolate, quarantine, select, sequester, set apart, sever, single out, split up; concepts 21,135,645 Ant. combine, desegregate, gather,… …   New thesaurus

• segregate — ► VERB 1) set apart from the rest or from each other. 2) separate along racial, sexual, or religious lines. ORIGIN Latin segregare separate from the flock …   English terms dictionary

• segregate — [seg′rə gāt΄; ] for adj. & n., usually [, seg′rəgit] adj. [ME segregat < L segregatus, pp. of segregare, to set apart, lit., to set apart from the flock < se , apart (see SECEDE) + grex (gen. gregis), a flock: see GREGARIOUS] separate; set… …   English World dictionary

• Segregate (taxonomy) — In taxonomy, a segregate, or a segregate taxon is created when a taxon is split off, from another taxon. This other taxon will be better known, usually bigger, and will continue to exist, even after the segregate taxon has been split off. A… …   Wikipedia

• segregate — v. 1) (D; tr.) to segregate from (to segregate one group from another) 2) (D; tr.) to segregate into (to segregate people into different groups) * * * [ segrɪg(e)ɪt] (D; tr.) to segregate from (to segregate one group from another) (D; tr.) to… …   Combinatory dictionary