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.

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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)

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adjective

1. made up of parts; integrated

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”; see integer, -ate ¹

Explanation

To integrate is to make parts of something into a whole. It also means to become one unit, or to make a place (like a school) open to people of all races and ethnic groups. One of the results of the Civil Rights Movement was the decision to integrate the schools of the American South. Before this point, African-American students went to different schools than white students. After the decision to integrate the schools, students of all races went to the same schools. Integrate also means to make into a whole or to incorporate into a larger structure: "If your school is missing a unit on thermodynamics, your science teacher could integrate it into the curriculum."

Example Sentences

Mohajer told MarketWatch that it’s not easy to buy and integrate companies, but that SoundHound has been able to derive value from its acquisitions, serving both shareholders and the acquirees themselves.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Snap and Perplexity amicably ended their $400 million deal to integrate AI search, overshadowing Snap’s earnings.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

He’s put in this place where both his personas have to integrate, have to kind of collide, for him to beat Fisk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Snap and Perplexity scrapped a deal to integrate the startup’s AI-powered answer engine directly into the social-media platform, ending a relationship that had boosted investors’ hopes for improved profitability at Snap.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The newcomers were encouraged to keep theft- own dress and customs rather than integrate into the host population.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Related Words

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