segregated Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
segregate.
- This neighborhood is segregated
- We don't segregate in this county
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verb divide from the main body or mass and collect
segregate.
- Many towns segregated into new counties
- Experiments show clearly that genes segregate
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verb separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
segregate.
- the sun segregates the carbon
- large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims
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adjective separated or isolated from others or a main group
unintegrated.
- a segregated school system
- a segregated neighborhood