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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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But theater wasn’t just a way for him to integrate his artistic interests.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"That's the spirit of AI Plus," Chang says, referring to China's national strategy to integrate AI across industries.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Palantir introduced its Artificial Intelligence Platform in 2023, allowing organizations to integrate large language models directly into their data and operations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Like WeChat, Max’s developers said the app would soon add a payments system and integrate games, shopping, food delivery and healthcare services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The federal courts ordered public schools in Newport News and Norfolk to integrate.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson