desegregate

[ dee-seg-ri-geyt ]
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verb (used with object),de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing.
  1. to eliminate racial segregation in: to desegregate all schools.

verb (used without object),de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing.
  1. to eliminate racial segregation; to integrate at an institutional level members of different communities without regard to skin color.

Origin of desegregate

1
First recorded in 1950–55; de- + segregate

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British Dictionary definitions for desegregate

desegregate

/ (diːˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt) /


verb
  1. to end racial segregation in (a school or other public institution)

Derived forms of desegregate

  • desegregation, noun
  • desegregationist, noun, adjective

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