desegregate
verb (used with object)
to eliminate racial segregation in.
desegregated
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past participleof desegregate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof desegregate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
desegregateverb (used with object)to eliminate racial segregation in.
Example Sentences
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As a young man, he attended a newly desegregated high school in Terre Haute and was friendly with students of all colors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
In the late 1970s, Seattle voluntarily desegregated its schools by busing students across town.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Near the entrance, a bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln commemorates the founding of the desegregated cemetery in the late ’20s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
It was not until 1948 that the armed forces were desegregated though an executive order issued by President Harry S. Truman, although racial strife in the services continued through the Cold War and beyond.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Dwaine pegged the start of his son’s problems to 1982, when the junior high school he went to got desegregated as a result of the fight that had taken place in the courts.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
