desegregate
[ dee-seg-ri-geyt ]
verb (used with object),de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing.
to eliminate racial segregation in: to desegregate all schools.
verb (used without object),de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing.
to eliminate racial segregation; to integrate at an institutional level members of different communities without regard to skin color.
Origin of desegregate
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How to use desegregate in a sentence
Just before the Brown decision the administration quickly desegregated most dependent schools on military bases.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 | Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for desegregate
desegregate
/ (diːˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt) /
verb
to end racial segregation in (a school or other public institution)
Derived forms of desegregate
- desegregation, noun
- desegregationist, noun, adjective
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