The prefix se- means "apart", so when you segregate something you set it apart from the herd. The word typically means separating something undesirable from the healthy majority.

SEGREGATE definition: 1. to keep one thing separate from another: 2. to keep one group of people apart from another and…. Learn more.

Segregate definition: to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate.. See examples of SEGREGATE used in a sentence.

Definition of segregate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. segregate somebody (from somebody) to separate people of different races, religions or sexes and treat them in a …

Aug 23, 2025 · segregate (comparative more segregate, superlative most segregate) Separate; select. (botany) Separated from others of the same kind. (geology) Separate from a mass and …

To segregate two groups of people or things means to keep them physically apart from each other. Police segregated the two rival camps of protesters.

1. To become separated or distinguished: animals that segregate into male and female herds when not in mating season. 2. To practice a policy of racial segregation. 3. Genetics To …

To separate people by race or religion is to segregate them. In general, the word segregate means to separate one type of thing from another.

Synonyms for SEGREGATE: isolate, separate, remove, insulate, restrain, cut off, confine, seclude; Antonyms of SEGREGATE: integrate, connect, join, unite, desegregate, assimilate, …

to separate or set apart from others: [~ + object + from + object] The hospital segregates patients who are contagious from the others. [~ + object + and + object] segregating boys and girls at …