Pronunciation: ' se-gri- ˌ g ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Latin segregatus, past participle of segregare, from se- apart + greg-, grex herd ― more at SECEDE
Date: 1542
transitive verb
1 : to separate or set apart from others or from the general mass : ISOLATE
2 : to cause or force the separation of (as from the rest of society)
intransitive verb
1 : SEPARATE , WITHDRAW
2 : to practice or enforce a policy of segregation
3 : to undergo genetic segregation
– seg · re · ga · tive \ - ˌ g ā -tiv \ adjective