DESEGREGATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does desegregate mean? 

• DESEGREGATE (verb)
  The verb DESEGREGATE has 1 sense:

1. open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups

  Familiarity information: DESEGREGATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DESEGREGATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they desegregate    ... he / she / it desegregates   
Past simple: desegregated   
Past participle: desegregated   
-ing form: desegregating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

desegregate; integrate; mix

Context example:

This school is completely desegregated

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

segregate (separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation)

Derivation:

desegregation (the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community)