| segregate | 1. Separate; select. 2. <botany> Separated from others of the same kind. Origin: L. Segregatus, p. P. Of segregare to separate; pref. Se- aside + grex, gregis, a flock or herd. See Gregarious. <geology> To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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