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

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

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 undergo genetic …

Aug 23, 2025 · Noun segregate (plural segregates) An entity that is separated in some way from a reference group or entity.

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.

Definition of segregate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.

SEGREGATE meaning: 1 : to separate groups of people because of their particular race, religion, etc. often + from; 2 : to not allow people of different races to be together in (a place, such as a school)

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 adolescence.