segregate
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SEGREGATE
[+ object]
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to separate groups of people because of their particular race, religion, etc.
— often + from
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opposite integrate
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The civil rights movement fought against practices that segregated black and white people.
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He grew up at a time when black people were segregated from whites.
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During religious services, women are segregated from men.
2
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to not allow people of different races to be together in (a place, such as a school)
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opposite integrate
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Many states at that time continued to segregate public schools.
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racially segregated schools
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a segregated neighborhood
