re·seg·re·gate
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resegregated; resegregating
Definition of resegregate
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transitive
: to impose segregation in or on (a place or group) again
resegregating schools/students resegregated the city
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intransitive
: to become segregated again
In many cities the schools integrated only to resegregate.— Adam Fairclough
Other Words from resegregate
resegregation
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(ˌ)rē-ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən
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noun
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noun
… signed an order that he and school officials hoped would stop the resegregation.
— Roy Reed
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“Resegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resegregate. Accessed 21 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of resegregate was in 1865
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