segregate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

insulate isolate separate sequester severalize

Opposites

aggregate coalesce integrate commingle intermingle immingle intermix

Word family

Forms segregatedsegregatessegregating

Derived forms consegregatecosegregatecosegregatingdesegregatemissegregatenonsegregatingoutsegregatepresegregateresegregatesegregatablesegregativesegregator

Related forms segregationunmixaggregate 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

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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