desegregate

desegregate

English

Etymology

    From de- + segregate.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈsɛɡɹəɡeɪt/

    Verb

    desegregate (third-person singular simple present desegregates, present participle desegregating, simple past and past participle desegregated)

    1. (transitive) To end the segregation of (something).
      • 2005, James J. Raciti, Ask about Florida, page 86:
        What was the goal of the "swim-ins" held in St. Augustine? In 1964, black Americans were eager to desegregate Florida beaches. They targeted St. Augustine during the city's 300th year celebration.
      • 2020 July 18, Bernard Lafayette Jr., “The First Time John Lewis and I Integrated the Buses”, in New York Times[1]:
        During the 1960 Christmas vacation holiday, John and I decided on our own to desegregate a Greyhound bus in Nashville. That was before the Freedom Rides.

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