segregate

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĕ'grəgāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛɡrəˌɡeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form segregate

Third-person singular segregates

Past tense segregated

Past participle segregated

Present participle segregating

1. (transitive) If you segregate something, you separate it, especially by social policies that keep races or ethnic groups apart.

Related words

• segregation