desegregate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/diːˈsɛɡɹəɡeɪt/(UK)

Definition of desegregate

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To end the segregation of (something).
    “What was the goal of the "swim-ins" held in St. Augustine? In 1964, black Americans were eager to desegregate Florida beaches. They targeted St. Augustine during the city's 300th year celebration.”
    “During the 1960 Christmas vacation holiday, John and I decided on our own to desegregate a Greyhound bus in Nashville. That was before the Freedom Rides.”

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Etymology

From de- + segregate.

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