seg·re·gate
(sĕǵrĭ-gāt́)
[Latin sēgregāre, sēgregāt-, sē-, apart, + grex, greg-, flock.]
verb: -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.
transitive verb
- To separate or isolate from others or from a main body or group. See synonyms at isolate
- To impose the separation of (a race or class) from the rest of society.
intransitive verb
- To become separated from a main body or mass.
- To practice a policy of racial segregation.
- Genetics To undergo genetic segregation.
adjective
- Separated; isolated.
noun
- One that is or has been segregated.
- Genetics See segregant
derivatives
- seǵre·gátive
- adjective
- seǵre·gátor
- noun
seg·re·gant
(sĕǵrĭ-gənt)
Genetics
adjective
- Differing from either parent as a result of segregation: a segregant genotype.
noun
- A segregant type or organism. Also called segregate
