verb
segregate
SEG-rih-gayt/ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/
To separate people or things into distinct groups or areas.
The worker segregates the cracked cup by moving it away from the intact ones.
Etymology
The pieces mean “apart” and “flock”: the original image is separating something from a flock. This became the general act of setting people or things apart from a larger group.
In context
not to separate them or segregate them and then they have to have a special school and special training but to be able to accept that as part of society
More examples
- The law once segregated students by race.
- The lab segregates samples to prevent contamination.
- Please segregate damaged items from the rest of the shipment.
Forms
segregate · segregates · segregated · segregating
segregation noun — Separation of people or things into groups.