integrate

[ in-ti-greyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·te·grat·ed, in·te·grat·ing.

1. to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
2. to make up, combine, or complete to produce a whole or a larger unit, as parts do.

   Synonyms: mingle, fuse, unify, merge

3. to unite or combine.
4. to give or cause to give equal opportunity and consideration to (a racial, religious, or ethnic group or a member of such a group):

   to integrate minority groups in the school system.

5. to combine (previously segregated educational facilities, classes, and the like) into one unified system; desegregate.
6. to give or cause to give members of all racial, religious, and ethnic groups an equal opportunity to belong to, be employed by, be customers of, or vote in (an organization, place of business, city, state, etc.):

   to integrate a restaurant;

   to integrate a country club.

7. Mathematics. to find the value of the integral of (a function).
8. to indicate the total amount or the mean value of.

verb (used without object)

, in·te·grat·ed, in·te·grat·ing.

1. to become integrated.
2. to meld with and become part of the dominant culture.
3. Mathematics.
   1. to perform the operation of integration, or finding the integral of a function or equation.
   2. to find the solution to a differential equation.

integrate

/ ˈɪntəɡrəbəl /

verb

1. to make or be made into a whole; incorporate or be incorporated
2. tr to designate (a school, park, etc) for use by all races or groups; desegregate
3. to amalgamate or mix (a racial or religious group) with an existing community
4. maths to perform an integration on (a quantity, expression, etc)

adjective

1. made up of parts; integrated

Derived Forms

• ˌintegraˈbility, noun
• integrable, adjective
• ˈinteˌgrative, adjective

Other Words From

• in·te·gra·tive adjective
• de-in·te·grate verb deintegrated deintegrating
• re·in·te·grate verb reintegrated reintegrating
• un·in·te·gra·tive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of integrate¹

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin integrātus, past participle of integrāre “to renew, restore”; integer, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of integrate¹

C17: from Latin integrāre; see integer

Example Sentences

"Whether it's possible to have integrated scenarios that maintain a high-grade fusion plasma with these specific flows of excess fuel and ash from the plasma needs to be determined," Schwartz said.

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"It's important to think about where the moisture comes from, because performance can be significantly impacted based on how it's integrated."

From Science Daily

There are five integrated care boards providing fertility services and, at present, most policies require that neither partner has living children.

From BBC

"Expanding the application to more storm events across the world and integrating the model into real-time forecasting systems is also planned to enhance its utility for weather prediction and risk management."

From Science Daily

The team's pioneering approach also integrates broadband, high-frequency modulation of the OPO output, which allows the enhancement of the signal-to-noise ratio, providing even greater detection precision.

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Related Words

• accommodate
• assimilate
• blend
• combine
• conform
• consolidate
• coordinate
• desegregate
• fuse
• harmonize
• incorporate
• join
• link
• mesh
• organize
• unify
• unite