SEGREGATING

Verb

segregating

present participle of segregate

Source: Wiktionary


SEGREGATE

Seg"re*gate, a. Etym: [L. segregatus, p. p. of segregare to separate; pref. se- aside + grex, gregis, a flock or herd. See Gregarious.]

1. Separate; select.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Separated from others of the same kind.

Seg"re*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Segregated; p. pr. & vb. n. Segregating.]

Definition: To separate from others; to set apart. They are still segregated, Christians from Christians, under odious designations. I. Taylor.

Seg"re*gate, v. i. (Geol.)

Definition: To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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