segregate C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/ See IPA manual Freq #77362 Meanings 1 verb separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others The sun segregates the carbon. 2 verb divide from the main body or mass and collect Many towns segregated into new counties. Thesaurus Synonyms insulateisolateseparatesequesterseveralize ↔ Opposites aggregatecoalesceintegratecommingleintermingleimmingleintermix Word family Forms segregatedsegregatessegregating Derived forms consegregatecosegregatecosegregatingdesegregatemissegregatenonsegregatingoutsegregatepresegregateresegregatesegregatablesegregativesegregator Related forms segregationunmixaggregategregarious Etymology From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate. Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # segregate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/ **Frequency rank:** 77362 ## Meanings 1. separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others 2. divide from the main body or mass and collect ## Examples - The sun segregates the carbon. - Many towns segregated into new counties. ## Synonyms - insulate - isolate - separate - sequester - severalize ## Antonyms - aggregate - coalesce - integrate - commingle - intermingle - immingle - intermix ## Derived Forms - consegregate - cosegregate - cosegregating - desegregate - missegregate - nonsegregating - outsegregate - presegregate - resegregate - segregatable - segregative - segregator ## Related Forms - segregation - unmix - aggregate - gregarious ## Etymology From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown