The prefix se- means "apart", so when you segregate something you set it apart from the herd. The word typically means separating something undesirable from the healthy majority.

SEGREGATE definition: to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate. See examples of segregate used in a sentence.

segregate verb [T] (BY RACE, SEX ETC) to keep one group of people apart from another and treat them differently, especially because of race, sex, or religion: a segregated school / society

1. To become separated or distinguished: animals that segregate into male and female herds when not in mating season. 2. To practice a policy of racial segregation. 3. Genetics To …

Definition of segregate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. segregate somebody (from somebody) to separate people of different races, religions or sexes and treat them in a …

To segregate two groups of people or things means to keep them physically apart from each other. Police segregated the two rival camps of protesters. [VERB noun] They segregate you …

Aug 23, 2025 · segregate (third-person singular simple present segregates, present participle segregating, simple past and past participle segregated) (transitive) To separate. quotations