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.
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Roosevelt’s successor Harry Truman would desegregate the army, using an executive order.
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Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The last time a President deployed the National Guard over the home state governor’s objections was during the Civil Rights protests of the 1950s and 1960s, when Southern governors refused to comply with orders to desegregate schools and other public institutions.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 9 June 2025
Presidents have not used federal troops without the permission of state governors since the civil rights movement, when Southern governors defied court orders to desegregate public schools.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Mirza said a point of further study could be desegregated research on the impact of migration history on health outcomes.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 11 June 2025
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Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The last time a President deployed the National Guard over the home state governor’s objections was during the Civil Rights protests of the 1950s and 1960s, when Southern governors refused to comply with orders to desegregate schools and other public institutions.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 9 June 2025
Presidents have not used federal troops without the permission of state governors since the civil rights movement, when Southern governors defied court orders to desegregate public schools.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Mirza said a point of further study could be desegregated research on the impact of migration history on health outcomes.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for desegregate
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“Desegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desegregate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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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
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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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