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desegregate, v.|diːˈsɛgrɪgeɪt|
[f. de- II. 1 + segregate v.]
trans. To reunite (persons, classes, races, etc.) hitherto segregated; esp. (orig. U.S.) to abolish racial segregation in schools and other institutions. So desegreˈgation, such reunion or abolition.
1952N.Y. Times 14 Dec. E9/2 A ‘statement of experts’..has been filed in behalf of the NAACP, citing the ‘effects of segregation and the consequences of de-segregation’. 1953Life (U.S.) 13 July 36/1 It is hoped that this decision of the court will help to desegregate the white movie theaters. 1958Listener 12 June 966/1 He looked forward to a day when the schools [in Rhodesia] might possibly be desegregated. 1959Manch. Guardian 8 Aug. 5/1 The statement demands eight years compulsory education for African children and immediate desegregation. 1959Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Aug. 491/4 The citizens of Little Rock, after a year's closure of Central High, decided that even desegregated education was better than none. 1969Daily Tel. 20 Oct. 20/7 A widespread movement by White parents to beat school desegregation in the Deep South. |