integrate

/ˌɪntəˈgreɪt/

/ˈɪntəgreɪt/

Other forms: integrated; integrating; integrates

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."

Definitions of integrate

1. verb

   make into a whole or make part of a whole
   synonyms: incorporate

   antonyms:

   disintegrate

   break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

   types:

   fold

   incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

   reintegrate

   integrate again

   build in

   make something an integral part of something else

   re-incorporate

   incorporate again or anew

   type of:

   combine, compound

   combine so as to form a whole; mix
2. verb

   become one; become integrated
   “The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds”

   types:

   merge, unify, unite

   become one

   lysogenize

   become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium)

   consolidate

   unite into one

   consubstantiate

   become united in substance

   syncretise, syncretize

   unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)

   converge

   come together so as to form a single product

   federalise, federalize, federate

   enter into a league for a common purpose

   coalesce

   fuse or cause to grow together

   type of:

   change state, turn

   undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
3. verb

   open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
   synonyms: desegregate, mix
4. verb

   calculate the integral of; calculate by integration
   antonyms:

   differentiate

   calculate a derivative; take the derivative

   type of:

   calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out

   make a mathematical calculation or computation