integrate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
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to make up, combine, or complete to produce a whole or a larger unit, as parts do.
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to unite or combine.
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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.
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to combine (previously segregated educational facilities, classes, and the like) into one unified system; desegregate.
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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.
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Mathematics. to find the value of the integral of (a function).
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to indicate the total amount or the mean value of.
verb (used without object)
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to become integrated.
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to meld with and become part of the dominant culture.
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Mathematics.
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to perform the operation of integration, or finding the integral of a function or equation.
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to find the solution to a differential equation.
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verb
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to make or be made into a whole; incorporate or be incorporated
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(tr) to designate (a school, park, etc) for use by all races or groups; desegregate
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to amalgamate or mix (a racial or religious group) with an existing community
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maths to perform an integration on (a quantity, expression, etc)
adjective
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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The player piano and the phonograph not only introduced recorded music to a mass audience, they also prepared the way for machines to become integrated into musical creation.
Organizers recognize that integrating complex scientific guidance into policymaking, especially around emerging and sometimes controversial technologies, is essential to long term success.
From Science Daily
Over time, these middlemen have built vertically integrated structures designed to extract value from America’s uniquely convoluted drug-distribution model.
Dr Baig says if effective, the tech could be "quite scalable" because it is affordable, convenient and can be easily integrated into existing rehab services.
From BBC
The party has said it would set up a 'Hobby Hub' network - listing libraries, community centres and pubs where groups could meet for activities - and integrate the network into social prescribing programmes.
From BBC
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