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

They either take too long to dissolve, don't integrate well, or cause side effects like inflammation.

From Science Daily

By integrating all three of its streaming services into one platform, Disney is betting that a more seamless experience will keep subscribers engaged and increase retention, Bowen said.

From Los Angeles Times

These actionable insights are being integrated into participants' health records to guide future medical decisions, such as personalized interventions and regular health screenings to potentially improve patient outcomes.

From Science Daily

Gen Z is the first generation to experience a childhood and adolescence fully integrated online.

From Salon

They demonstrated a fully integrated photonic processor that can perform all the key computations of a deep neural network optically on the chip.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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