Definitions

segregate

[seg-ri-geyt, seg-ri-git, -geyt] / ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt, ˈsɛg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /

VERB

discriminate and separate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect divide insulate isolate sequester single out

STRONG

choose dissociate island quarantine select sever

WEAK

close off cut off set apart split up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach connect couple join link

STRONG

associate

WEAK

combine desegregate gather unite

Example Sentences

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In the Times on 9 November 2016, an article announced: “Islamist School Can Segregate Boys and Girls.”

From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2018

Entrust, based in Oakland, Calif., says its lead custodians are Provident Trust in Las Vegas and Kingdom Trust in Murray, Ky. Segregate alternative assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2012

Indiscriminate isolation he calls Separate Breeding, while discriminate isolation he calls Segregate Breeding.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by Romanes, George John

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