segregate
IPA: sˈɛgrʌgeɪt
noun
- An entity that is separated in some way from a reference group or entity.
verb
- (transitive) To separate, especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.
adjective
- Separate; select.
- (botany) Separated from others of the same kind.
- (geology) Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.
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Examples of "segregate" in Sentences
- Cameron heckled by angry father over Tory plans to 'segregate' his disabled son
- He said a wall would serve only to "segregate" slum residents from the rest of society.
- They must "segregate" client money being sent to another person or company (keep it in a separate account).
- Secondly, it still allows wealthy people to 'segregate' their children, since they are the only ones who are able to afford it.
- They'll kind of segregate the business so that different credit card companies will cover people with different levels of credit.
- You either have to 'segregate' the gays, or you have to make the straight soldiers undress in front of someone of a 'different' sexual
- Just watched ‘Snowjob’ at work, I realize the use of the term ‘tar-baby’ has neutral and charged connotations, but I also noted he used the term segregate, instead of separate early in the presser.
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