In effect the schools have been resegregated on an overwhelmingly Negro basis (Wall Street Journal).
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seg|re|gate — «verb. SEHG ruh gayt; adjective, noun. SEHG reh giht, gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to separate from others; set apart; isolate: »The doctor segregated the child who was sick with mumps to protect the other patients … Useful english dictionary
de|seg|re|gate — «dee SEHG ruh gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. –v.t. to abolish racial segregation in: »to desegregate a public school. –v.i. to become desegregated; bring about desegregation: »The national guard desegregated, putting Negroes and whites in the same … Useful english dictionary
seg·re·gate — … Useful english dictionary
seg — seg·e·tal; seg·gy; seg·men·tal; seg·men·tal·iza·tion; seg·men·tal·ize; seg·men·tal·ly; seg·men·tary; seg·men·tate; seg·men·ta·tion; seg·men·tec·to·my; seg·ment·er; seg·men·ti·na; seg·ment·ize; seg·re·ant; seg·re·ga·ble; seg·re·gant;… … English syllables
de·seg·re·gate — … Useful english dictionary
gate — wa·ter·gate; ag·gre·gate; cen·trif·u·gate; con·gre·gate; con·ju·gate; cor·ru·gate; del·e·gate; der·o·gate; elon·gate; in·gate; in·ter·ro·gate; lev·i·gate; li·gate; ne·gate; ob·li·gate; out·gate; prof·li·gate; seg·re·gate; sur·ro·gate; vir·gate;… … English syllables
re|seg´re|ga´tion — re|seg|re|gate «ree SEHG ruh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. 1. to segregate (a racial group) again or in a new way. 2. to renew seegation in: »In effect the schools have been resegregated on an overwhelmingly Negro basis (Wall Street… … Useful english dictionary
segregate — seg·re·gate seg ri .gāt vi, gat·ed; gat·ing to undergo genetic segregation seg·re·gate gət n an individual or class of individuals differing in one or more genetic characters from the parental line usu. because of segregation of genes … Medical dictionary
segregate — seg•re•gate v. [[t]ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt[/t]] n. [[t] gɪt, ˌgeɪt[/t]] v. gat•ed, gat•ing, n. 1) to separate or set apart from others; isolate 2) soc to require, often with force, the separation of (a specific racial, religious, or other group) from the… … From formal English to slang
segregate — seg|re|gate [ˈsegrıgeıt] v [T] [usually passive] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of segregare, from se apart + grex herd ] 1.) to separate one group of people from others, especially because they are of a different race, sex … Dictionary of contemporary English
