Segregate vs Separate - What's the difference?
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To separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
Not together (with); not united (to).
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.
* Dryden
* Bible, Romans viii. 35
To cause (things or people) to be separate.
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(obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
* Bible, Acts xiii. 2
(usually, in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.
Separate is a synonym of segregate.
As adjectives the difference between segregate and separate
is that segregate is separate; select while separate is apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).As verbs the difference between segregate and separate
is that segregate is to separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart while separate is to divide (a thing) into separate parts.As a noun separate is
anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.segregate
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Verb
(segregat)Synonyms
* isolate * separate * sequester * sunder outAntonyms
* aggregateAnagrams
* ----separate
English
Adjective
(-)- This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
- I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
Verb
(separat)- From the fine gold I separate the alloy.
- Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
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- Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.