Meaning & use
desegregate
To end the practice of separating people by race in schools or public places.
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Federal courts ordered the district to desegregate its schools in the 1950s and 1960s.
Cities across the country worked to desegregate public buses and restaurants.
A note on using this word
Strongly associated with the American civil rights movement and its legal battles.
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