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de·seg·re·gate
 desegregate
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- pronunciation:
- di
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
desegregates, desegregating, desegregated |
| definition: |
to eliminate the segregation of races in.
The courts desegregated the city's schools.- antonyms:
- segregate
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to eliminate the segregation of races.
- antonyms:
- segregate
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adverb + (v.)desegregate
completely, effectively, finally, formerly, newly, racially, recently, voluntarily
(v.)desegregate
+ noun
accommodation,
attempt,
beach,
board,
bus,
campaign,
city,
classroom,
college,
counter,
course,
court,
decision,
decree,
district,
education,
effort,
facility,
fight,
force,
funding,
gap,
golf,
hotel,
housing,
institution,
law,
lunch,
measure,
movement,
nation,
neighborhood,
official,
order,
plan,
progress,
restaurant,
rider,
right,
school,
schools,
south,
state,
struggle,
student,
suit,
swimming,
system,
tax,
travel,
university,
violence,
west
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The word desegregate
contains the following part:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debase, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, decriminalize, deduct, defer, defoliant, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, deject, delete, demagnetize, demerit, demoralize, demote, depend, deplete, deport, depose, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despicable, despise, detach, detect, detract, devolve, indefeasible, independence, indescribable, indestructible
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
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