seg·re·gate (s?g?r?-g?t?)v. seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing, seg·re·gates v.tr.1. To separate or isolate from others or from a main body or group. See Synonyms at isolate.2. To cause (people or institutions, for example) to be separated on the basis of race, sex, religion, or another factor.v.intr.1. To become separated or distinguished: animals that segregate into male and female herds when not in mating season.2. To practice a policy of racial segregation.3. Genetics To undergo genetic segregation.adj. (-g?t, -g?t?) Separated; isolated.n. (-g?t, -g?t?)1. One that is or has been segregated.2. Genetics See segregant.[Latin s?greg?re, s?greg?t- : s?-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + grex, greg-, flock; see ger- in Indo-European roots.]seg?re·ga?tive adj.seg?re·ga?tor n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.segregated (?s??r??e?t?d) adj1. (Sociology) intended for the use of individuals of a particular race, sex, or religion2. (Sociology) following a system in which specific groups are confined to specific areas or institutionsCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014seg?re?gat?ed (?s?g r??ge? t?d) adj. 1. characterized by or practicing racial segregation. 2. restricted to one racial or other ethnic group. 3. maintaining separate facilities for members of different ethnic groups. 4. discriminating against a group, esp. on the basis of race. 5. set apart. [1645?55] seg?re?gat`ed?ly, adv. seg?re?gat`ed?ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.