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desegregate

desegregate [ dee séggri gayt ] (3rd person present singular desegregates, present participle desegregating, past and past participle desegregated)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
stop separation by groups: to put an end to a customary or enforced separation of ethnic or racial groups in a place or institution, e.g. in a workplace or school


desegregation [ dee séggri gáysh'n ] noun
desegregationist [ dee séggri gáysh'nist ] noun
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