From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsegregateseg‧re‧gate /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive] 1 SEPARATEto separate one group of people from others, especially because they are of a different race, sex, or religion OPP integratebe segregated from somebody Blacks were segregated from whites in schools.► see thesaurus at separate2 to separate one part of a place or thing from anotherbe segregated from/into something The coffee room had been segregated into smoking and non-smoking areas.Grammar Segregate is usually passive.→ See Verb table
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segregate• Washington was segregated and governed by congressional committee.• The practice of segregating children by ability in schools seems to be spreading.• Schools should not segregate children with disabilities.• Male prisoners were strictly segregated from the females.• Kingsmill largely segregated his domestic from his literary life.• They too were segregated into wagons for families and those for single men.• Men and women are segregated on the beaches and even the ski slopes.• Wondering about grasshopper eyes, about segregated schools, wanting to know more about this journey to the West looking for work.• Faith-based schools would only segregate society further.be segregated from somebody• Juvenile offenders should be segregated from adults.Origin segregate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of segregare, from se- “apart” + grex “herd” 