integrate

verb in·te·grate \ ˈin-tə-ˌgrāt \

Updated on: 19 May 2018

integrated; integrating

transitive verb

1 : to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite

2 : to find the integral of (something, such as a function or equation)

3 a : to unite with something else

b : to incorporate into a larger unit

4 a : to end the segregation of and bring into equal membership in society or an organization

b : desegregate

integrate school districts

intransitive verb

: to become integrated

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Examples of integrate in a Sentence

The car's design successfully integrates art and technology.
She integrates elements of jazz and rock in her music.
They have resisted efforts to integrate women into the military.
Many immigrants have found it difficult to integrate into American culture.
a law requiring schools to integrate

Recent Examples of integrate from the Web

Computer models integrate multiple studies at one time, and if any individual study did not comply with the regulation, the whole model could be thrown out, warned Doreen Cantor Paster, former branch chief for EPA's lead paint program.

— ariel wittenberg, Science | AAAS, "EPA’s ‘secret science’ rule could undermine agency’s ‘war on lead’," 8 May 2018
Angela does need to integrate herself into the strategic conversations of the tribe, and this is a good start.

— stephen fishbach, PEOPLE.com, "Stephen Fishbach's Survivor Blog: Is Angela’s Big Move Really So Big?," 18 Apr. 2018
The combined American, British, and French response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power -- military, economic, and diplomatic.

— Essence.com, "Trump Strikes Syria Over Chemical Weapons Attack; Some Lawmakers Question Legality," 14 Apr. 2018
The combined American, British, and French response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power: military, economic, and diplomatic.

— jen kirby, Vox, "Read Trump’s statement on Syria strike: ‘They are crimes of a monster’," 14 Apr. 2018
Humans chose some animals to share their living spaces, even integrating them intimately into the family.

— Longreads, "The Way We Treat Our Pets Is More Paleolithic Than Medieval," 22 Mar. 2018
Error 5 Richard Mosse is an Irish photographer and filmmaker, who immerses himself in his subject, integrating documentary journalism and art practice to explore issues of conflict, displacement and perception.

— Bloomberg, "Richard Mosse on 'Brilliant Ideas'," 19 Mar. 2018
This was also the purpose of the Mishkan, where God's presence was integrated into human souls.

— rabbi avi weiss, Jewish Journal, "Sacrifices celebrate our love of God," 19 Mar. 2018
The most important question is how to integrate [them] into our society.

— manfred manera, Newsweek, "Meet Sebastian Kurz, the World's Youngest Prime Minister," 20 Feb. 2018

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