segregate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who is or has been segregated
  2. verb separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
  3. verb divide from the main body or mass and collect

Etymology

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

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