re·seg·re·gate
(ˌ)rē-ˈse-gri-ˌgāt 
resegregated; resegregating
1
transitive
: to impose segregation in or on (a place or group) again
resegregating schools/students
resegregated the city
2
intransitive
: to become segregated again
In many cities the schools integrated only to resegregate.—
Adam Fairclough
Adam Fairclough
resegregation
noun
… signed an order that he and school officials hoped would stop the resegregation.
—Roy Reed
Roy Reed
re·segregation
(¦)rē+
: a return (as of a school) to a state of segregation after a period of desegregation
Examples of resegregate in a Sentence
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Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2021
More:45 years after Louisville's busing riots, could a proposal cause schools to resegregate?
—Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2021
When Wilson became president, the federal workforce was integrated; Wilson acted to resegregate it.
—Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
Wilson's history as an American politician has been marred by his support of segregationist policies, including allowing multiple federal agencies and his Cabinet to resegregate despite being integrated following Reconstruction.
—Fox News, 19 June 2020
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Verb
Even as America’s major metropolitan regions become more diverse, the country has begun to resegregate into more racially homogeneous neighborhoods.
—Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2021
More:45 years after Louisville's busing riots, could a proposal cause schools to resegregate?
—Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2021
When Wilson became president, the federal workforce was integrated; Wilson acted to resegregate it.
—Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
Wilson's history as an American politician has been marred by his support of segregationist policies, including allowing multiple federal agencies and his Cabinet to resegregate despite being integrated following Reconstruction.
—Fox News, 19 June 2020
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“Resegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resegregate. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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