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desegregate Definition

de·seg·re·gate (dē seg′rə gāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing

to abolish the segregation of races in (public schools, etc.)

desegregate Related Forms

de·seg′·re·ga′·tion noun

desegregate Law Definition

v

The act of removing laws and policies that provide for a mandatory separation of the races. 

desegregate Usage Examples

Object

  • school: African American children in these desegregated schools tended to stay together.
  • bus: The question of desegregating the busses wasn't over until late 1959.
  • society: We don't want the judges to decide how fast should we go in relation to desegregating a segregated society.