how to pronounce segregate

/ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡɛɪt/

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segregate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of segregate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… being instituted to segregate us out of …”

meanings of segregate

adjective:

Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.
Separate; select.
Separated from others of the same kind.

verb:

To separate, especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.

segregate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word segregate occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics segregate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that segregate can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;