divide vs segregate

segregate vs divide

divide and segregate both are nouns.

divide and segregate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
divide	Yes	No	Yes	No
segregate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, segregate is a hyponym of divide; that is, segregate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than divide:

divide: move or break apart
segregate: divide from the main body or mass and collect

Other hyponyms of divide include subdivide, polarise, polarize, break up, calve, break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off, disjoin, disjoint, come away, come off, detach, segment, reduce, section, segment, partition, partition off, discerp, dismember, take apart, gerrymander.

divide (noun)	segregate (noun)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems	someone who is or has been segregated
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

divide (verb)	segregate (verb)
perform a division	separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
move or break apart	divide from the main body or mass and collect
force, take, or pull apart	separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
make a division or separation
separate into parts or portions
act as a barrier between; stand between

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