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Desegregate
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desegregate vt
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-gat·ed
-gat·ing
: to eliminate segregation in
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: to free from any law, provision, or practice requiring isolation of the members of a particular race in separate units
vi
: to become desegregated
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.