Segregate vs Insulate - What's the difference?
segregate | insulate |
To separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.
To separate, detach, or isolate.
To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
As verbs the difference between segregate and insulate
is that segregate is to separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart while insulate is to separate, detach, or isolate.As an adjective segregate
is separate; select.segregate
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(segregat)Synonyms
* isolate * separate * sequester * sunder outAntonyms
* aggregateAnagrams
* ----insulate
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- Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.
