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desegregate

de·seg·re·gate [ dee séggrə gàyt ] (past and past participle de·seg·re·gat·ed, present participle de·seg·re·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·seg·re·gates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
stop separation by groups: to put an end to a customary or enforced separation of ethnic or racial groups in a place or institution, e.g. in a workplace or school


de·seg·re·ga·tion [ dee sèggrə gáysh'n ] noun
de·seg·re·ga·tion·ist noun
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