resegregate
resegregate verb: to segregate, or become segregated, again.
Verb
resegregate (third-person singular simple present resegregates, present participle resegregating, simple past and past participle resegregated)
- To segregate, or become segregated, again.
- But school officials have found that the 55,000-student city school district, with Chinese the dominant ethnic group followed by Hispanics, blacks and whites, is resegregating.2007 July 15, Jonathan D. Glater, “School Diversity Based on Income Segregates Some”, in New York Times
Forms of resegregate
| third-person singular present | resegregates |
|---|---|
| present participle | resegregating |
| past participle | resegregated |
| past | resegregated |
Origin of resegregate
From re- + segregate.
Words formed from resegregate
Questions about resegregate
- What does resegregate mean?
- Resegregate means to segregate, or become segregated, again.
- What part of speech is resegregate?
- Resegregate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of resegregate?
- The past tense of resegregate is resegregated.
Words near resegregate in the dictionary
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