different between estranged vs segregate

English

Verb

estranged

1. simple past tense and past participle of estrange

   She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.

Adjective

estranged (comparative more estranged, superlative most estranged)

1. Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

Usage notes

• This is a relatively formal term. The more colloquial alternative is “to not talk”, as in “I don’t talk to my mother”. A semi-formal alternative is not on speaking terms.

Synonyms

• alienated

Coordinate terms

• separated

Related terms

• bestranged

Translations

Anagrams

• dangerest

English

Etymology

From Latin s?greg?tus, perfect passive participle of s?greg? (“I separate”), from s?- (“apart”) + greg? (“I flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.

Pronunciation

• (Adjective):
  • enPR: s?'gr?g?t, IPA^(key): /?s??????t/
• (Verb):
  • enPR: s?'gr?g?t, IPA^(key): /?s??????e?t/

Adjective

segregate (comparative more segregate, superlative most segregate)

1. Separate; select.
2. (botany) Separated from others of the same kind.
3. (geology) Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.

Verb

segregate (third-person singular simple present segregates, present participle segregating, simple past and past participle segregated)

1. (transitive) To separate, especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.

Synonyms

• isolate, separate, sequester, sunder out; see also Thesaurus:segregate

Antonyms

• aggregate

Related terms

• segregation

Translations

Anagrams

• Easter egg

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.?re??a.te/

Verb

segregate

1. second-person plural present indicative of segregare
2. second-person plural imperative of segregare
3. feminine plural of segregato

Anagrams

• saggerete

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /se?.?re??a?.te/, [s?e??r???ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /se.?re??a.te/, [s??r?????t??]

Verb

s?greg?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of s?greg?