desegregate
verb (used with object)
to eliminate racial segregation in.
have desegregated
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present perfectof desegregate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In the Northeast and North Central states, about a third of the school districts have desegregated in the past decade, while in the West fewer than a quarter of them have done so.
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Of some 4,540 school districts with Negro pupils, only 540 have desegregated or are in the process of doing so.
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A biracial committee announced that 42 eating places have desegregated.
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By next fall Texas will have desegregated 68 districts.
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He cites the eight largest cities in the U.S. that have desegregated schools to some extent in recent years.
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