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English
Etymology
From de- + segregate.
Pronunciation
Verb
desegregate (third-person singular simple present desegregates, present participle desegregating, simple past and past participle desegregated)
- (transitive) To end the segregation of (something).
2005, James J. Raciti, Ask about Florida, page 86:What was the goal of the "swim-ins" held in St. Augustine? In 1964, black Americans were eager to desegregate Florida beaches. They targeted St. Augustine during the city's 300th year celebration.
2020 July 18, Bernard Lafayette Jr., “The First Time John Lewis and I Integrated the Buses”, in New York Times:During the 1960 Christmas vacation holiday, John and I decided on our own to desegregate a Greyhound bus in Nashville. That was before the Freedom Rides.
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