ˈsɛɡɹəɡət separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others the sun segregates the carbon large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims divide from the main body or mass and collect Many towns segregated into new counties Experiments show clearly that genes segregate separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation This neighborhood is segregated We don't segregate in this county someone who is or has been segregated