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segregate

British pronunciation/sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌe‍ɪt/
American pronunciation/ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/
to segregate
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation

antonyms : desegregate
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2

separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others

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3

divide from the main body or mass and collect

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Segregate
[NOUN]
1

someone who is or has been segregated

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Examples
1The doctor there totally segregated.
2Birmingham city ordinances segregated the use of drinking fountains, bathrooms, clothing store dressing rooms, by race.
3BB gun annex, segregated cabinets with black Sambo and Aunt Jemima dolls, careless piles, dusty board games, unloved dolls.
4The colleges were segregated.
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