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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Judge Potter was a neighbor who ruled to desegregate school busing in the 1970s.
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Opened in 1912, it is believed to be the first major New York City theater to desegregate, just a year after its opening.
—Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Judge Potter was a neighbor who ruled to desegregate school busing in the 1970s.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
Hundreds joined their peaceful resistance, compelling Woolworth to desegregate its lunch counter after six months of protest.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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 27 Feb. 2026.
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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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