different between segregate vs segregated

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?

English

Verb

segregated

1. simple past tense and past participle of segregate

Adjective

segregated (comparative more segregated, superlative most segregated)

1. (of a person or thing) Separated or isolated from others, or from another group.
2. (of an institution) Having access restricted to certain groups, or excluding certain groups.

Anagrams

• gadgeteers