desegregate
verb
de·seg·re·gate
(ˌ)dē-ˈse-gri-ˌgāt 
desegregated; desegregating; desegregates
: to eliminate segregation in
specifically
: to free of any law, provision, or practice requiring isolation of the members of a particular race in separate units
: to become desegregated
Examples of desegregate in a Sentence
efforts to desegregate the town's buses
Eventually the city's schools desegregated.
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Lewis helped organize sit-ins to desegregate the city’s lunch counters in 1960.
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The statue of Bates, who helped desegregate public schools in the 1950s, was unveiled at the Capitol in May.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Sep. 2024
Even Jim Jones started out trying to desegregate Indianapolis.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024
This movement has many champions, including Nikole Hannah-Jones, who, back in 2014 and 2016, wrote forcefully about the need for white families to desegregate public districts.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The statue of Bates, who helped desegregate public schools in the 1950s, was unveiled at the Capitol in May.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Sep. 2024
Even Jim Jones started out trying to desegregate Indianapolis.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024
This movement has many champions, including Nikole Hannah-Jones, who, back in 2014 and 2016, wrote forcefully about the need for white families to desegregate public districts.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Desegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desegregate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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desegregate
verb
de·seg·re·gate
(ˈ)dē-ˈseg-ri-ˌgāt
: to eliminate segregation in
especially
: to end by law the isolation of members of a particular race in separate units
desegregate city schools
desegregation
noun
(ˌ)dē-ˌseg-ri-ˈgā-shən
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desegregate
transitive verb
de·seg·re·gate
dē-ˈse-grə-ˌgāt
desegregated; desegregating
: 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
: to become desegregated
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