segregate
Definitions
To set apart or isolate from the rest of a group or from each other.
To enforce or practice the separation of different racial or ethnic groups in a society.
Examples
The school board decided to segregate the students based on their academic performance.
It is important to segregate recyclable materials from general household waste.
Historical laws were designed to segregate people based on their race, causing deep societal divisions.
Synonyms
separate isolate sequester divide partition detach disconnect