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integrate

verb

Simple meaning

Make into a whole or make part of a whole.

Pronunciation

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ˈɪntəɡɹeɪt

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. Make into a whole or make part of a whole

  2. transitive

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

  3. transitive

    To include as a constituent part or functionality.

  4. Become one; become integrated

    “The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds.”

  5. usually intransitivesometimes reflexive

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

  6. transitive

    To desegregate, as a school or neighborhood.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Make into a whole or make part of a whole

Used this way, integrate is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds.”verb

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • integratedadjectiveInflected form

    Formed into a whole or introduced into another entity.

  • integratingnounInflected form

    The action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • integratornounPerson or profession · specialist

    A measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure.

  • integrativeadjectiveDerived adjective

    Combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • integrated logistic supportnounCompound term

    The pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation.

  • integrated data processingnounCompound term

    Automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system.

  • integrated circuitnounCompound term

    A microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor.

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Antonyms

Sense: make into a whole

disintegrate

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