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de·seg·re·gate
(dē-sĕg′rĭ-gāt′)v. de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing, de·seg·re·gates
v.tr.
1. To abolish or eliminate segregation in.
2. To open (a school or workplace, for example) to members of all races or ethnic groups, especially by force of law.
v.intr.
To become open to members of all races or ethnic groups.
de·seg′re·ga′tion n.
de·seg′re·ga′tion·ist n.
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desegregate
(diːˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt)vb
(Sociology) to end racial segregation in (a school or other public institution)
ˌdesegreˈgation n
ˌdesegreˈgationist n, adj
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de•seg•re•gate
(diˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt)v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. v.t.
1. to eliminate racial or other segregation in: to desegregate schools.
v.i. 2. to eliminate racial or other segregation.
[1950–55]
de`seg•re•ga′tion, n.
de`seg•re•ga′tion•ist, n.
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desegregate
Past participle: desegregated
Gerund: desegregating
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| I desegregate |
| you desegregate |
| he/she/it desegregates |
| we desegregate |
| you desegregate |
| they desegregate |
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| I desegregated |
| you desegregated |
| he/she/it desegregated |
| we desegregated |
| you desegregated |
| they desegregated |
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| I am desegregating |
| you are desegregating |
| he/she/it is desegregating |
| we are desegregating |
| you are desegregating |
| they are desegregating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have desegregated |
| you have desegregated |
| he/she/it has desegregated |
| we have desegregated |
| you have desegregated |
| they have desegregated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was desegregating |
| you were desegregating |
| he/she/it was desegregating |
| we were desegregating |
| you were desegregating |
| they were desegregating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had desegregated |
| you had desegregated |
| he/she/it had desegregated |
| we had desegregated |
| you had desegregated |
| they had desegregated |
| Future |
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| I will desegregate |
| you will desegregate |
| he/she/it will desegregate |
| we will desegregate |
| you will desegregate |
| they will desegregate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have desegregated |
| you will have desegregated |
| he/she/it will have desegregated |
| we will have desegregated |
| you will have desegregated |
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| I will be desegregating |
| you will be desegregating |
| he/she/it will be desegregating |
| we will be desegregating |
| you will be desegregating |
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| I have been desegregating |
| you have been desegregating |
| he/she/it has been desegregating |
| we have been desegregating |
| you have been desegregating |
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| I will have been desegregating |
| you will have been desegregating |
| he/she/it will have been desegregating |
| we will have been desegregating |
| you will have been desegregating |
| they will have been desegregating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been desegregating |
| you had been desegregating |
| he/she/it had been desegregating |
| we had been desegregating |
| you had been desegregating |
| they had been desegregating |
| Conditional |
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| I would desegregate |
| you would desegregate |
| he/she/it would desegregate |
| we would desegregate |
| you would desegregate |
| they would desegregate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have desegregated |
| you would have desegregated |
| he/she/it would have desegregated |
| we would have desegregated |
| you would have desegregated |
| they would have desegregated |
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Verb 1. desegregate - open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated"
segregate - separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"
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desegregate
verbTo open to all people regardless of race:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
desegregate
[diːˈsɛgrɪgeɪt] vt (= integrate) [+ sport, schools, facilities] → supprimer la ségrégation raciale dansThe school system is not totally desegregated → Dans le système éducatif, la ségrégation raciale n'a pas été tout à fait abolie.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
desegregate
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
desegregate
[diːˈsɛgrɪˌgeɪt] vt → abolire la segregazione indesegregated schools scuole in cui non vige la segregazione razziale
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