segregate
/sɛgrə,ɡeɪt/
verbnoun
9 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1
Divide from the main body or mass and collect.
“Many towns segregated into new counties”
“Experiments show clearly that genes segregate”
2
Separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation.
“This neighborhood is segregated”
“We don't segregate in this county”
3
NOUNSeparate 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”
1
Someone who is or has been segregated.
WORD FORMS
Related formsegregation
Related formsegregator
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinegregatesay
Starts & ends withS … E
Syllablesseg · re · gate
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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