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Definition of desegregate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

desegregate

verb

NAmE//ˌdiˈsɛɡrəˌɡeɪt//

desegregate somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they desegregate

he / she / it desegregates

past simple desegregated

-ing form desegregating

to end the policy of segregation in a place in which people of different races are kept separate in public places, etc.

desegregation

NAmE//ˌdiˌsɛɡrəˈɡeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See desegregate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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