segregate

Etymology

From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“I separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“I flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.

Pronunciation

• (Adjective):
  • enPR: sĕ'grəgət, IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/
• (Verb):
  • enPR: sĕ'grəgāt, IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/

Adjective

segregate (comparative more segregate, superlative most segregate)

1. Separate; select.
2. (botany) Separated from others of the same kind.

Verb

segregate (third-person singular simple present segregates, present participle segregating, simple past and past participle segregated)

1. To separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.

Anagrams

• Easter egg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ɡreˈɡa.te/

Verb

segregate

1. second-person plural present indicative of segregare
2. second-person plural imperative of segregare
3. feminine plural of segregato

Anagrams

• saggerete

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /seː.ɡreˈɡaː.te/, [seː.ɡrɛˈɡaː.tɛ]

Verb

sēgregāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sēgregō