segregate
verb [T] /ˈseɡ.rɪ.ɡeɪt/Definition
› to keep one group of people apart from another and treat them differently, especially because of race or sex: a segregated school/society Blacks were segregated from whites in every area of life.Isolating and separating › to keep one thing separate from another: The systems will have to be able to segregate clients' money from the firm's own cash.Isolating and separating segregated /-ɡeɪ.tɪd/
/-ɡeɪ.t̬ɪd/ adjective › segregated schools The psychiatric section is segregated (= separated) from the rest of the prison.Separateness and isolation in spaceAlone segregation /ˌseɡ.rɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ noun [U] › The system of racial segregation that used to exist in South Africa was called apartheid.Separateness and isolation in spaceAlone
/-ɡeɪ.t̬ɪd/ adjective › segregated schools The psychiatric section is segregated (= separated) from the rest of the prison.Separateness and isolation in spaceAlone segregation /ˌseɡ.rɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ noun [U] › The system of racial segregation that used to exist in South Africa was called apartheid.Separateness and isolation in spaceAlone(Definition of segregate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- compartmentalize verb
- cone sth off phrasal verb
- cordon sth off phrasal verb
- cut sb/sth off phrasal verb
- demarcate verb
- insulate verb (COVER)
- insulation noun
- insulator noun
- intersect verb
- isolate verb
- isolation noun
- partition verb (DIVIDE COUNTRY)
- partition verb (DIVIDE ROOM)
- rope sth/somewhere off phrasal verb
- screen sth off phrasal verb
- separate verb (MOVE APART)
- shut yourself off phrasal verb
- uncouple verb
- wrench verb
- zonal adjective
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