segregates

Divides into groups

Segregates is the verb form of segregate, meaning to separate or set apart from others.

The word often implies enforced separation based on race, religion, or other group identity: The policy segregated Black students from white students.

More neutrally, to segregate is simply to sort into categories: The system segregates data by region.

Something that segregates itself separates naturally: Oil segregates from water.

discriminate

bias

Unfair inclination or prejudice

prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
racismPrejudice based on ethnicity

sexism · inequality · stereotype · intolerance · Jim Crow · redlining · caste · untouchability · ethnocentrism · profiling

sort

categorize

Assign to distinct groups

classifyArrange by shared traits
groupAssembled collection of things
separateTo set apart

organize · arrange · divide · partition · filter · sift · distinguish · differentiate · order · rank

divide

partition

Barrier separating spaces

separationState of being apart
demarcateFix limits or boundaries
splitSeparation into parts

separate · section off · cordon · compartmentalize · wall off · fence · barrier · boundary · buffer zone · border

apartheid

racism

Prejudice based on ethnicity

homelandsCountries of origin
pass lawsFormally adopt binding rules
SharpevilleApartheid-era massacre location

Soweto · township · Afrikaner · Nelson Mandela · Steve Biko · Desmond Tutu · Robben Island · Group Areas Act · Transvaal · divestment

isolate

quarantine

Isolation preventing disease transmission

sequesterSet apart, isolate
set apartTo separate distinctly
detachTo separate from

seclude · insulate · confine · contain · cordon off · separate out · remove · withdraw · cut off · solitary

segregates

bias

categorize

partition

racism

quarantine

segregates

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