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segregate.

Separate; select.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/

  1. Separate; select.

  2. Separated from others of the same kind.

  3. Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Latin grex Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin gregō Latin sēgregō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin sēgregātusbor. English segregate From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.

verb/ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/

  1. To separate.

    transitive

  2. In particular, to separate and organize by characteristics.

    transitive
    Please segregate the pairs of shoes by size into their respective boxes.

  3. To separate (races, sexes, or other groups, especially black and white people), especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep them apart.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Latin grex Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin gregō Latin sēgregō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin sēgregātusbor. English segregate From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.

noun

  1. An entity that is separated in some way from a reference group or entity.

    A segregate becomes conspicuous once it is removed from its aggregate.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Latin grex Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin gregō Latin sēgregō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin sēgregātusbor. English segregate From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.

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