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desegregate

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de⋅seg⋅re⋅gate

  [dee-seg-ri-geyt] verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
Use desegregate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to eliminate racial segregation in: to desegregate all schools.
–verb (used without object)
2. to eliminate racial segregation.
Origin:
1950–55; de- + segregate
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de·seg·re·gate   (dē-sěg'rĭ-gāt')   
v.   de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing, de·seg·re·gates

v.   tr.

  1. To abolish or eliminate segregation in.

  2. To open (a school or workplace, for example) to members of all races or ethnic groups, especially by force of law.

v.   intr.
To become open to members of all races or ethnic groups.
de·seg're·ga'tion n., de·seg're·ga'tion·ist n.
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Main Entry: de·seg·re·gate
Pronunciation: dE-'se-gr&-"gAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -gat·ed; -gat·ing
: to eliminate segregation in; specifically : to free from any law, provision, or practice requiring isolation of the members of a particular race in separate units intransitive verb : to become desegregated
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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