English
integrate
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin integrātus, perfect participle of integrō ("I make whole, I renew, I repair, I begin again"), from integer ("whole, fresh"); see integer, integral.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈɪn.təˌɡɹeɪt/
  • (Australia) IPA: /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹæɪt/
Verb

integrate (integrates, present participle integrating; simple past and past participle integrated)

  1. To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to renew; to restore; to perfect.
  2. To include as a constituent part or functionality.
    They were keen to integrate their new skills into the performance.
  3. To indicate the whole of; to give the sum or total of; as, an integrating anemometer, one that indicates or registers the entire action of the wind in a given time.
  4. (mathematics) To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of an equation.
  5. To desegregate, as a school or neighborhood.
    Antonyms: segregate
    The refugees were well integrated into the community.
  6. (genetics) To combine compatible elements in order to incorporate them.
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