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integrate

American  
[in-ti-greyt] / ˈɪn tɪˌgreɪt /

verb (used with object)

integrated, integrating
  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)

integrated, integrating
  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 British  
/ 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. made up of parts; integrated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • de-integrate verb
  • integrability noun
  • integrable adjective
  • integrative adjective
  • reintegrate verb
  • unintegrative adjective

Etymology

Origin of integrate

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

Example Sentences

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Without this measure, many financial firms are hesitant to integrate digital assets into their offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Erebor says it will open for business on Sunday, unusual for a bank, but a nod to its plans to integrate blockchain-based services that allow for transactions to settle around the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the current research, the team expanded the approach by using halftone-encoded 4D printing to integrate even more functions into a single hydrogel film.

From Science Daily

Estonian authorities say the reform is aimed at better integrating Russian-speaking children and fostering social cohesion.

From Barron's

The company is stepping up its artificial-intelligence push by integrating AI tools—including its homegrown large language model—across its businesses, saying the strategy is opening new revenue opportunities and supporting earnings growth.

From The Wall Street Journal