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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Aside from being my personal champion, Congresswoman Bolton was a fierce and bold defender of both democracy and women, applauding their work in WWII and working hard to desegregate the nursing units where so many of them served.
—
Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Over the course of his nearly 80-year career, the legendary DJ popularized the love song dedication program format, helped desegregate Los Angeles and earned legions of multigenerational fans, many of them Latine.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
All white krewes–Comus, Momus, and Proteus–chose not to participate in Carnival altogether rather than desegregate their groups.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 12 Feb. 2024
In 1959, the Fort Worth chapter of the NAACP filed a lawsuit to desegregate.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
Erica Parise / Apple TV+ In 1969, for example, the Supreme Court ruled that school districts had to desegregate immediately, and 250,000 people marched on the nation's capital to protest the Vietnam War.
—Arturo Conde, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Though she is known as an icon of the civil rights movement and equitable schooling, Ruby Bridges' role in desegregating schools actually cost her a quality education.
—A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 18 Jan. 2024
Shuttlesworth also takes Baldwin to the streetside where, in 1957, he and his wife were attacked by Klansmen for attempting to desegregate a high school.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
In 1948, after meeting with military recruiters, 17-year-old Carl packed his bags and joined the U.S. Navy, which had only been desegregated two years before his enlistment.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Feb. 2024
Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Over the course of his nearly 80-year career, the legendary DJ popularized the love song dedication program format, helped desegregate Los Angeles and earned legions of multigenerational fans, many of them Latine.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
All white krewes–Comus, Momus, and Proteus–chose not to participate in Carnival altogether rather than desegregate their groups.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 12 Feb. 2024
In 1959, the Fort Worth chapter of the NAACP filed a lawsuit to desegregate.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
Erica Parise / Apple TV+ In 1969, for example, the Supreme Court ruled that school districts had to desegregate immediately, and 250,000 people marched on the nation's capital to protest the Vietnam War.
—Arturo Conde, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Though she is known as an icon of the civil rights movement and equitable schooling, Ruby Bridges' role in desegregating schools actually cost her a quality education.
—A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 18 Jan. 2024
Shuttlesworth also takes Baldwin to the streetside where, in 1957, he and his wife were attacked by Klansmen for attempting to desegregate a high school.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
In 1948, after meeting with military recruiters, 17-year-old Carl packed his bags and joined the U.S. Navy, which had only been desegregated two years before his enlistment.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Feb. 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
Legal Definition
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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