resegregate

verb

re·seg·re·gate | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈse-gri-ˌgāt

\

resegregated; resegregating

Definition of resegregate

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

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resegregation \(ˌ)rē-ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən

\ noun

… signed an order that he and school officials hoped would stop the resegregation. —Roy Reed

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