segregate
Definitions
To set apart or separate one group from others, especially by race.
隔离，使分开（尤指按种族）
To separate things into distinct categories.
将……分门别类，分隔
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedse- (apart, aside) + greg (flock) + -ate (verb) = 'drive away from the flock.' To segregate is to cut one group off from the rest. The neutral sense is sorting (segregate waste), but historically the word's weight is on forced racial separation.
Root greg still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.racially segregated种族隔离的
- 2.segregate by gender按性别隔离
- 3.segregate waste垃圾分类
- 4.segregate from the rest与其余的分开
Example Sentences
- 1.
For decades, the law forced schools to segregate students by race.
- 2.
The factory segregates recyclable waste from general trash.
- 3.
Sick animals are segregated from the herd to prevent infection.
Easily Confused
segregate vs separate vs isolate — segregate splits one group off from another, often by category (race, gender, type). separate is the general word for putting any two things apart. isolate cuts one thing off completely, alone. You segregate students by grade, separate the yolk from the white, isolate a patient.