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desegregate

[ dee-seg-ri-geyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing.

, 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.

desegregate

/ diːˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt /

First recorded in 1950–55; de- + segregate

In 1962, the Kennedy administration was looking for a way to desegregate the Washington Redskins.

Attempting to desegregate Dar Ul Hijra, known in law enforcement circles as “the 9/11 mosque,” is significant.

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