integrate

[ in-ti-greyt ]

/ ˈɪn tɪˌgreɪt /

verb (used with object), in·te·grat·ed, in·te·grat·ing.

to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.

to make up, combine, or complete to produce a whole or a larger unit, as parts do.

to unite or combine.

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.

to combine (previously segregated educational facilities, classes, and the like) into one unified system; desegregate.

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.

Mathematics. to find the value of the integral of (a function).

to indicate the total amount or the mean value of.

verb (used without object), in·te·grat·ed, in·te·grat·ing.

to become integrated.

to meld with and become part of the dominant culture.

Mathematics.

to perform the operation of integration, or finding the integral of a function or equation.
to find the solution to a differential equation.

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Origin of integrate

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin integrātus, past participle of integrāre “to renew, restore”; see integer, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR integrate

2 merge, unify, fuse, mingle.

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OTHER WORDS FROM integrate

in·te·gra·tive, adjectivede-in·te·grate, verb, de-in·te·grat·ed, de-in·te·grat·ing.re·in·te·grate, verb, re·in·te·grat·ed, re·in·te·grat·ing.self-in·te·grat·ing, adjective

un·in·te·gra·tive, adjective

Words nearby integrate

integralism, integral test, integrand, integrant, integraph, integrate, integrated, integrated bar, integrated circuit, integrated data processing, integrated development environment

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Example sentences from the Web for integrate

The last one is to integrate these longer-term plans with our overall global health security strategy.
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It may be military-led, but the operation will likely integrate with ongoing efforts from NGOs and the Liberian government.
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The Automatic Link can also integrate with the IFTTT service.
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Often, segregation is blamed on the Roma themselves, whom many accuse of not wanting to integrate due to a “nomadic culture.”
Roma Children Face Segregation In EU Schools|Amana Fontanella-Khan|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Start early, integrate the talk into family time, be persistent.
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My concern is to integrate your work with our total social needs.
The Variable Man|Philip K. Dick
After talking it over, they decided that Tom would go to work on a central computer device to integrate all the senses.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X|Victor Appleton
Rapid Dominance seeks to integrate this confluence of strategy, technology, and innovation.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
These men could rarely profit from the Army's agreement to integrate all specialist training and assignments.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
Nations, even those that acknowledge the need to integrate, try to secure functioning as autonomous entities.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for integrate

integrate

verb (ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt)

to make or be made into a whole; incorporate or be incorporated

(tr) to designate (a school, park, etc) for use by all races or groups; desegregate

to amalgamate or mix (a racial or religious group) with an existing community

maths to perform an integration on (a quantity, expression, etc)

adjective (ˈɪntɪɡrɪt)

made up of parts; integrated

Derived forms of integrate

integrable (ˈɪntəɡrəbəl), adjectiveintegrability, nounintegrative, adjective

Word Origin for integrate

C17: from Latin integrāre; see integer

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