Main Entry: ¹seg·re·gate

Pronunciation: \ˈse-gri-ˌgāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): seg·re·gat·ed; seg·re·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 \-ˌgā-tiv\ adjective