segregate
/ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/ verb C2- To separate.
- In particular, to separate and organize by characteristics. · Please segregate the pairs of shoes by size into their respective boxes.
- To separate (races, sexes, or other groups, especially black and white people), especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep them apart.
He/she/it segregates · Past segregated · Past participle segregated · -ing form segregating
Verb forms
- Base form
- segregate
- He/she/it
- segregates
- Past
- segregated
- Past participle
- segregated
- -ing form
- segregating
From the library
You have avoided this, I understand, for fear that pressure should be put upon you to segregate the patient."
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