integrate

[in-ti-greyt]

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.

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

/ 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

Other Word Forms

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

When the reconstruction project is complete the sign will be relocated to ensure “compatibility with the new road designs and integrated into the broader improvements planned for the area,” according to airport officials.

From Los Angeles Times

Walker’s direction has a grab-bag aspect, as if the invitation from the Getty Villa came too late to smoothly integrate all the moving parts.

From Los Angeles Times

But how well can China's military integrate these weapons systems?

From BBC

It’s that the structure of governance is changing into a model where decision-making is increasingly influenced by what integrated data platforms reveal.

From Salon

Though Mr Freeman and his family seemed to be well integrated in the community, Misty-Rose says, he was also the subject of town whispers.

From BBC

Related Words

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