desegregate
verb (used with object)
to eliminate racial segregation in.
are desegregating
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present progressiveof desegregate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At the same time that American communities are desegregating racially, they are becoming more segregated in terms of schooling and earnings.
From Salon ● May 31, 2012
Not that Holton, Virginia's first Republican Governor in 84 years, favors the court-ordered busing plans that are desegregating his state's schools.
From Time Magazine Archive
