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desegregate

de·seg·re·gate

desegregate

 
pronunciation:
di se grih geIt
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: verb
inflections: desegregates, desegregating, desegregated
definition: to stop the practice of having separate schools and other facilities for people of different races.
The courts desegregated the city's schools.
antonyms:
segregate
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