Segregate Definition

segregate
noun
  1. someone who is or has been segregated
verb
  1. separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"
  2. divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
  3. separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"

"Segregate" in song lyrics

See how segregate is used in real songs:

  • "Put me in jail with one you better segregate"
    Inner City Posse (D-Lyrical and Violent J) * — Something to Say

Usage tips for "segregate"

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