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desegregate

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de·seg·re·gate  (d-sgr-gt)
v. de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing, de·seg·re·gates
v.tr.
1. To abolish or eliminate segregation in.
2. To open (a school or workplace, for example) to members of all races or ethnic groups, especially by force of law.
v.intr.
To become open to members of all races or ethnic groups.

de·segre·gation n.
de·segre·gation·ist n.

desegregate [diːˈsɛgrɪˌgeɪt]
vb
(Sociology) to end racial segregation in (a school or other public institution)
desegregation  n
desegregationist  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.desegregate - open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated"
segregate - separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"
Translations
desegregate [diːˈsegrəgeɪt] VTabolir la segregación de
desegregate [diːˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vt (= integrate) [+ sport, schools, facilities] → supprimer la ségrégation raciale dans
The school system is not totally desegregated → Dans le système éducatif, la ségrégation raciale n'a pas été tout à fait abolie.
desegregate
vt schools, sportdesegregieren; desegregated schoolsgemischtrassige Schulen pl
desegregate [diːˈsɛgrɪˌgeɪt] vtabolire la segregazione in
desegregated schools scuole in cui non vige la segregazione razziale
desegregate [diːˈsɛgrɪˌgeɪt] vtabolire la segregazione in
desegregated schools scuole in cui non vige la segregazione razziale


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Striking down integration policies there would essentially end any efforts to desegregate the school system.
We know that King, born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, led a successful bus boycott to desegregate the buses of Montgomery, Alabama in the mid-1950s.
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