Definition of segregate

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  • segregate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • segregate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • segregate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of segregate

  • divide from the main body or mass and collect (verb)

    Examples

    1. Many towns segregated into new counties
    2. Experiments show clearly that genes segregate
  • separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation (verb)

    Examples

    1. This neighborhood is segregated
    2. We don't segregate in this county
  • separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others (verb)

    Examples

    1. the sun segregates the carbon
    2. large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims
  • someone who is or has been segregated (noun)

See definition of segregate in Merriam Webster