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Segregate vs Marginalize - What's the difference?

segregate | marginalize |

As verbs the difference between segregate and marginalize

is that segregate is to separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart while marginalize is to relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people,) to the margins or to a lower limit.

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

    * ----

    marginalize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * marginalise (mostly British)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people,) to the margins or to a lower limit
  • Synonyms

    *invisibilize