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isolate vs segregate

segregate vs isolate

isolate is not a noun while segregate is a noun.

isolate and segregate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
isolate No No Yes No
segregate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, segregate is a hyponym of isolate; that is, segregate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than isolate:
  • isolate: place or set apart
  • segregate: separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
Other hyponyms of isolate include ghettoise, ghettoize, cloister, seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw, quarantine, maroon.
isolate (noun) segregate (noun)
someone who is or has been segregated
isolate (verb) segregate (verb)
place or set apart separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
obtain in pure form divide from the main body or mass and collect
set apart from others separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
Difference between isolate and segregate

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