integrate

American  

[in-ti-greyt] / ˈɪn tɪˌgreɪt /

verb (used with object)

• integrates,
  present (3rd person singular)
• integrated,
  past participle,  past
• integrating
  present participle

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)

• integrates,
  present (3rd person singular)
• integrated,
  past participle,  past
• integrating
  present participle

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

Derived Forms

• integrability
  noun
• de-integrate
  verb
• reintegrate
  verb
• integrable
  adjective
• integrative
  adjective
• unintegrative
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• integrating
  present
• integrated
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• integrate
  simple
• integrates
  simple
• have integrated
  perfect
• has integrated
  perfect
• am integrating
  progressive
• are integrating
  progressive
• is integrating
  progressive
• have been integrating
  perfect progressive
• has been integrating
  perfect progressive

Past

• integrated
  simple
• had integrated
  perfect
• was integrating
  progressive
• were integrating
  progressive
• had been integrating
  perfect progressive

Future

• will integrate
  simple
• will have integrated
  perfect
• will be integrating
  progressive
• will have been integrating
  perfect progressive

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

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Government departments told AFP they aim to integrate rural areas into the development project, but that Chan's ancestral houses were not culturally significant enough to preserve.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

To integrate 10 new players, including Jackson, Mbaye and Garnacho, takes time.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The plan is due to outline how the Pentagon will integrate cyber tactics into military strategy, emphasizing offensive actions, and address training requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

It also directs state officials to seek agreements with Native American tribes to integrate their traditional knowledge into managing the land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

West Virginia’s Governor Homer Holt saw the writing on the wall: the choice was to integrate or, like its neighbor to the east, dig in and contest the ruling.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

His experience running large international energy businesses is highly relevant as Harbour integrates acquisitions and manages a significantly larger and more geographically diverse portfolio, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The study, "Frontoparietal hub connectivity integrates information from multiple sources," was published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The listing highlights the home’s airy areas: “The open floor plan, complemented by floor-to-ceiling glass doors, seamlessly integrates the indoors with the outdoors, offering an extraordinary living experience.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

And Sonny eventually integrates with a few of her fellow resort-goers, and learns there’s more to them in reality than her imaginings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Such a view hardly does justice to artistic creativity, since art is not simply a negative force at the mercy of our neuroses but a positive expression that integrates diverse aspects of personality.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Blurred lines among classes of weapons call for defenses that are more integrated and prepared for a spectrum of threats aiming to overwhelm air defenses, say military specialists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Eligibility is assessed by your local integrated care board with areas like complexity, intensity and unpredictability part of the consideration.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In the future, thousands of these lasers could potentially be integrated onto a single microchip.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

California’s grid is also now integrated with electrical systems across much of the Western United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

There were galleries and underground theaters where artists and performers dared to speak up and criticize the government in front of integrated crowds.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

But he added that "it is clear that new multilateral regional structures ... are organically integrating into the architecture of a multipolar world alongside the United Nations".

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Carr says it is also worth remembering what was enjoyable on holiday and "whether there's a way of integrating that more into your everyday life".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Senior quarterback Nico Iamaleava, a Long Beach native, has been instrumental in integrating to his new teammates into the area, including showing his lockermate, Ellis, where to go and where not to go.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Moreover, Meta stands to improve the returns on its AI investments by integrating models into its advertising technology even more, Post noted.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

I couldn’t stop hoping that integrating Central High School was the first step to making Little Rock just like Cincinnati, Ohio.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Related Words

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