1. to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group
Usage: third person singular present
2. to require or enforce the separation of different racial groups in schools, housing, or public accommodations
Usage: third person singular present; historical context

1. things or people that have been separated from a larger group
Usage: plural form

Examples

• The teacher segregates students into different reading groups based on ability.
• The recycling center segregates plastic bottles from other materials.
• Laws once segregated black and white students in many schools.
• The company segregates its financial data by department.
• Oil naturally segregates from water when mixed together.
• The laboratory segregates contaminated samples from clean ones.
• Historical policies segregated neighborhoods by race and income.