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SEGREGATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is or has been segregated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("segregate" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others

Example:

large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "segregate" is one way to...):

insulate; isolate (place or set apart)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

segregation (the act of segregating or sequestering)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Divide from the main body or mass and collect

Example:

Experiments show clearly that genes segregate

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "segregate" is one way to...):

divide; part; separate (come apart)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

segregation (the act of segregating or sequestering)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation

Example:

We don't segregate in this county

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "segregate" is one way to...):

discriminate; separate; single out (treat differently on the basis of sex or race)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

desegregate (open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups)

Derivation:

segregation (a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups)

segregator (someone who believes the racial groups should be kept apart)

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