The prefix se- means "apart", so when you segregate something you set it apart from the herd. The word typically means separating something undesirable from the healthy majority.

SEGREGATE definition: to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate. See examples of segregate used in a sentence.

segregate verb [T] (BY RACE, SEX ETC) to keep one group of people apart from another and treat them differently, especially because of race, sex, or religion: a segregated school / society

Definition of segregate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To segregate two groups of people or things means to keep them physically apart from each other. Police segregated the two rival camps of protesters.

Aug 23, 2025 · segregate (comparative more segregate, superlative most segregate) Separate; select. (botany) Separated from others of the same kind. (geology) Separate from a mass and collected …

segregate, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

1. To become separated or distinguished: animals that segregate into male and female herds when not in mating season. 2. To practice a policy of racial segregation. 3. Genetics To undergo genetic …

to separate or set apart from others: [~ + object + from + object] The hospital segregates patients who are contagious from the others. [~ + object + and + object] segregating boys and girls at adolescence.

SEGREGATE meaning: 1 : to separate groups of people because of their particular race, religion, etc. often + from; 2 : to not allow people of different races to be together in (a place, such as a school)