segregated Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
    segregate.
    • This neighborhood is segregated
    • We don't segregate in this county
  2. verb divide from the main body or mass and collect
    segregate.
    • Many towns segregated into new counties
    • Experiments show clearly that genes segregate
  3. 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
  4. adjective separated or isolated from others or a main group
    unintegrated.
    • a segregated school system
    • a segregated neighborhood

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