What does "segregate" mean?
Segregate: (Bot.) Separated from others of the same kind.
Additional senses
- 2.To separate from others; to set apart. They are still segregated, Christians from Christians, under odious designations. I. Taylor.
- 3.To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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