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desegregate

de·seg·re·gate

desegregate

 
pronunciation:
di se grih geIt
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: desegregates, desegregating, desegregated
definition: to eliminate the segregation of races in.
The courts desegregated the city's schools.
antonyms:
segregate
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to eliminate the segregation of races.
antonyms:
segregate
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