seg|re|gate

seg|re|gate
seg|re|gate «verb. SEHG ruh gayt; adjective, noun. SEHG reh giht, -gayt», verb, -gat|ed, -gat|ing, adjective, noun.
–v.t.
1. to separate from others; set apart; isolate: »

The doctor segregated the child who was sick with mumps to protect the other patients.

2. to separate or keep apart (one racial group) from another or from the rest of society by maintaining separate schools, separate public facilities, etc.
–v.i.
1. to separate from the rest and collect in one place.
2. Genetics. to undergo segregation.
–adj.
segregated.
–n.
= segregant. (Cf. ↑segregant)
╂[< Latin sēgregāre (with English -ate1) < sē- apart (from) + grex, gregis herd]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • re|seg|re|gate — «ree SEHG ruh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. 1. to segregate (a racial group) again or in a new way. 2. to renew seegation in: »In effect the schools have been resegregated on an overwhelmingly Negro basis (Wall Street Journal).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • de|seg|re|gate — «dee SEHG ruh gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. –v.t. to abolish racial segregation in: »to desegregate a public school. –v.i. to become desegregated; bring about desegregation: »The national guard desegregated, putting Negroes and whites in the same …   Useful english dictionary

  • seg — seg·e·tal; seg·gy; seg·men·tal; seg·men·tal·iza·tion; seg·men·tal·ize; seg·men·tal·ly; seg·men·tary; seg·men·tate; seg·men·ta·tion; seg·men·tec·to·my; seg·ment·er; seg·men·ti·na; seg·ment·ize; seg·re·ant; seg·re·ga·ble; seg·re·gant;… …   English syllables

  • gate — wa·ter·gate; ag·gre·gate; cen·trif·u·gate; con·gre·gate; con·ju·gate; cor·ru·gate; del·e·gate; der·o·gate; elon·gate; in·gate; in·ter·ro·gate; lev·i·gate; li·gate; ne·gate; ob·li·gate; out·gate; prof·li·gate; seg·re·gate; sur·ro·gate; vir·gate;… …   English syllables

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  • re|seg´re|ga´tion — re|seg|re|gate «ree SEHG ruh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. 1. to segregate (a racial group) again or in a new way. 2. to renew seegation in: »In effect the schools have been resegregated on an overwhelmingly Negro basis (Wall Street… …   Useful english dictionary

  • segregate — seg·re·gate …   English syllables

  • segregate — seg·re·gate seg ri .gāt vi, gat·ed; gat·ing to undergo genetic segregation seg·re·gate gət n an individual or class of individuals differing in one or more genetic characters from the parental line usu. because of segregation of genes …   Medical dictionary

  • segregate — seg•re•gate v. [[t]ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt[/t]] n. [[t] gɪt, ˌgeɪt[/t]] v. gat•ed, gat•ing, n. 1) to separate or set apart from others; isolate 2) soc to require, often with force, the separation of (a specific racial, religious, or other group) from the… …   From formal English to slang

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