desegregate (redirected from desegregated)

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.

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de·segre·gation n.

de·segre·gation·ist n.

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desegregate

Verb

[-gating, -gated] to end racial segregation in (a school or other public institution)

desegregation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

desegregate - open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated" integrate, mix 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 [diːˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vt → die Rassentrennung aufheben in +dat