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to segregate

to segregate

22 6.8
To separate things or parts for a special purpose
  • verb
  • /ˈsɛɡrəˌɡeɪt/
translation icon : separar
  • The firemen were segregated from the rest of the crew, probably because they had the dirtiest job.
  • segregate recyclables
  • segregate students by activity

So you want to segregate the assets between various LLCS.

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Examples

  • Yet special care units for people with dementia segregate them from the rest of the nursing facility population.

    Academic text (1994)
  • People do self segregate to a certain extent within certain groups and therefore social groups can have certain biological consequences.

  • It's caused people to segregate even more.

  • We ended up getting the class to segregate on tall and short, right?

  • And he says, if this happens, the healthy should be segregated from the sick.

  • So you want to segregate the assets between various LLCS.

  • MIKE: Yeah, we don't segregate by colors here.

  • Existing physical education classes were sex-segregated and used to form one experimental and one control group.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Some immigrants established agricultural colonies in the rural areas; others formed distinctive, frequently segregated enclaves in the emerging cities.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Parents often worry that children might segregate themselves based on their interests during school activities.

Synonyms

to divide
vsto segregate
680 1.1

To split something into parts or groups

usually involves setting apart for a purpose or characteristic rather than mere splitting
to isolate
vsto segregate
256 4.2

To keep someone or something apart from others

does not always imply loneliness but indicates separation for a purpose or trait
to classify
vsto segregate
110 3.4

To put people or things into groups based on shared features

is about setting things apart by trait or purpose not merely labeling
to categorize
vsto segregate
  • US
59 3.5

To put things or people into groups by what they have in common

implies physical or social separation for purpose rather than only group assignment
to sequester
vsto segregate
29 8.1

To keep someone or something apart from others to avoid outside contact

means general separation often for purpose rather than strict isolation
to compartmentalize
vsto segregate
24 7.4

To separate parts of your life, work, or feelings so they stay apart

refers to removing from the main group rather than only internal subdivision
to stratify
vsto segregate
  • Specialized
4 7.9

Put people into different social levels, for example upper and lower classes

is broader covering any separation by purpose or trait beyond social ranking
to disaggregate
vsto segregate
  • Specialized
3 7.5

To separate something into smaller parts to study it

focuses on removing from the main group for a purpose rather than analytic splitting
to set apart
vsto segregate
2 3.9

To keep something separate for a special use or to show it as different

focuses on separating for shared traits rather than assigned duties
to balkanize
vsto segregate
2 9.9

Divide a country or group into smaller, often hostile, parts

is broader and neutral used for any purposeful separation without hostility
to ghettoize
vsto segregate
  • Specialized
1 9.8

Force a group to live in a poor, separate area and feel cut off

means separation but without the poverty or marginalization implication
to dichotomize
vsto segregate
  • US
1 9.3

To separate things into two opposite groups, ignoring the middle

refers to setting apart for a purpose or trait not only making two groups
to disunify
vsto segregate
1 7.9

To make a group that was together become divided

is neutral separation for a reason not only breaking existing unity
to sequestrate
vsto segregate
  • UK
9.9

To separate someone or something from others by official action

does separation for any purpose rather than only by formal legal steps
to secernate
vsto segregate
  • Archaic
9.9

To show that two people or things are not the same

is used for setting apart for specific purpose rather than only noting differences
to sectionalize
vsto segregate
8.0

To divide a country or city into areas for local government

applies to separating individuals or items by characteristic or purpose not only areas
to hive off
vsto segregate
  • Jargon
8.0

To separate part of a company to make it an independent business

focuses on separating for duty or trait within the main group rather than creating independence

Antonyms

179 4.1

To join things or ideas so they form one whole

How Isolating

to ostracize
  • US
31 7.7
to segregate
22 6.8
to isolate
256 4.2

Surface Forms

segregate infinitive
segregated past
segregated past participle
segregating present participle
segregates third person singular

Morphology

segregate = segreg + ate

Formed from Latin se- ('apart') + root 'greg' with the verb-forming '-ate'; the overall meaning 'separate' is guessable, but the root 'greg' is not a familiar English word and the structure is a learned Latinate formation.

Etymology

Segregate comes from the Latin parts se- 'apart' and greg 'flock', the same root you see in congregate. So to segregate something is to put it 'apart from the group', which is why we use it for separating departments, cells, or types of waste.