desegregate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ segregate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈsɛɡɹəɡeɪt/

Verb

desegregate (third-person singular simple present desegregates, present participle desegregating, simple past and past participle desegregated)

1. (transitive) To end the segregation of (something).
   • 2005, James J. Raciti, Ask about Florida, page 86:

     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.

   • 2020 July 18, Bernard Lafayette Jr., “The First Time John Lewis and I Integrated the Buses”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

Translations

remove segregation

• Italian: abolire la segregazione
• Portuguese: abolir a segregação, dessegregar
• Swedish: desegregera