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Segregate vs Disunite - What's the difference?

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Segregate is a related term of disunite.


As verbs the difference between segregate and disunite

is that segregate is to separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart while disunite is to cause disagreement or alienation among or within.

As an adjective segregate

is separate; select.

segregate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Separate; select.
  • (botany) Separated from others of the same kind.

    • Verb

    (segregat)
  • To separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.

    • Synonyms

    * isolate * separate * sequester * sunder out

    Antonyms

    * aggregate

    Anagrams

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    disunite

    English

    Verb

  • To cause disagreement or alienation among or within.
  • * 1516 , , Utopia , "Of Their Military Discipline":
    • If they cannot disunite them by domestic broils, then they engage their neighbours against them.
  • * 1863 , , Hard Cash , ch. 44:
    • Secrets disunite a family.
  • To separate, sever, or split.
  • * 1899 , , Jennie Baxter, Journalist , ch. 16:
    • I have discovered how to disunite that force and that particle.
  • To disintegrate; to come apart.
  • * 1843 , , A Blot In The 'Scutcheon , Act I:
    • You cannot bind me more to you, my lord.
    Farewell till we renew... I trust, renew
    A converse ne'er to disunite again.

    Related terms

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    Anagrams

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