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  • 91seclude — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To isolate] Syn. quarantine, ostracize, evict; see separate 2 . 2. [To hide] Syn. screen out, conceal, cover; see hide 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. isolate, sequester, hide, segregate, insulate, go into retreat,… …

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  • 92segregation — (n.) 1550s, act of segregating, from L.L. segregationem (nom. segregatio), noun of action from segregare (see SEGREGATE (Cf. segregate)). Meaning state of being segregated is from 1660s. Specific U.S. sense of enforced separation of races is… …

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  • 93detach oneself from — 1) she detached herself from the crowd Syn: free oneself from, separate oneself from, segregate oneself from; move away from, split off from; leave, abandon 2) he has detached himself from his family Syn: dissociate oneself from, divorce oneself… …

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  • 94discriminate — [v1] show prejudice be bigot, be partial, contradistinguish, disfavor, favor, hate, incline, judge, segregate, separate, set apart, show bias, single out, treat as inferior, treat differently, victimize; concepts 32,384 discriminate [v2]… …

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  • 95Mendel's Laws — Two laws summarizing Gregor Mendel s theory of inheritance. The Law of Segregation states that each hereditary characteristic is controlled by two factors (now called alleles), which segregate and pass into separate germ cells. The Law of… …

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  • 96sequester — [si kwes′tər] vt. [ME sequestren < MFr sequestrer < LL sequestrare, to remove, lay aside, separate < L sequester, trustee, akin to sequi: see SEQUENT] 1. to set off or apart; separate; segregate; often, to segregate or isolate (the jury) …

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  • 97segregated — adjective separated or isolated from others or a main group (Freq. 2) a segregated school system a segregated neighborhood • Syn: ↑unintegrated • Ant: ↑integrated • Similar to: ↑ …

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  • 98segregant — ə̇gənt noun ( s) Etymology: segregate (III) + ant : segregate …

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  • 99PURITY AND IMPURITY, RITUAL — (Heb. וְטָהֳרָה טֻמְאָה, tumah ve toharah), a symbolic system according to which a pure person or object is qualified for contact with the Temple and related sancta (holy objects and spaces) while an impure person or object is disqualified from… …

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  • 100segregant — noun Date: 1926 a genetic segregate …

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