desegregate
Use Desegregate in a sentence
rɪˌgeɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to eliminate racial segregation in: to desegregate all schools.
verb (used without object)
2.
to eliminate racial segregation.
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| —vb | |
| to end racial segregation in (a school or other public institution) | |
| desegre'gation | |
| —n | |
| desegre'gationist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Desegregate
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Example sentences
It is a historical fact that it took numerous lawsuits to desegregate higher education by race and gender.
The sit-ins were an attempt to desegregate public and private facilities.
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