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integrate

verb
/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/UK/ˈɪn.təˌɡɹeɪt/CA/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹæɪt/

Etymology

First attested in the 1450's as an adjective, first attested in 1638 as a verb; from Middle English integrat(e) (“intact, whole”), borrowed from Latin integrātus, perfect passive participle of integrō (“to make whole, renew, repair, begin again”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from integer (“whole, fresh”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See integer and integral.

  1. derived from integrātus
  2. inherited from integrat — “intact, whole”

Definitions

  1. To include as a constituent part or functionality.

    • They were keen to integrate their new skills into the performance.
    • All of Peter Schickele's music, both straight and comedic are integrated side by side in this chapter.

  2. To join a group or an environment harmoniously

    To join a group or an environment harmoniously; to make oneself fit in.

    • The refugees integrated well into the community.
    • The eco-friendly building integrates with the forest around it.

  3. To form into one whole

    To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to renew; to restore; to perfect.

    • Virtually free of pain, she has integrated the broken pieces of her life, is a loving and loved wife and mother, and is back at her job.
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. To give the sum or total of a varying quantity over an interval such as a period of time…

      To give the sum or total of a varying quantity over an interval such as a period of time or an area.

      • Data gathered at each remote site include sulphur dioxide in parts per million, a five-minute integrated wind direction to the nearest degree and a five-minute integrated wind speed to the nearest one-tenth knot.

    2. To subject to the operation of integration

      To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of an equation.

      • As Example 9 indicates, we can integrate sinⁿ x if we know how to integrate sinⁿ⁻² x.

    3. To desegregate, as a school or neighborhood.

      • President Eisenhower had to call out the National Guard to integrate Little Rock Central High School.
      • That's because this place is racist, but also because most black filmmakers don't have an interest in integrating. They've accepted the premise that they must stay in their lane […]
      • I continued on the bus without him. It worked out fine. I went on to Tampa, Fla. That was the first time we integrated the buses. All the way down, sitting in the front row.

    4. To combine compatible elements in order to incorporate them.

    5. composite

    6. whole, complete, perfect

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Derived

cointegrate, disintegrate, integrase, integrator, misintegrate, osseointegrate, reintegrate

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA