integrate

verb

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in·te·grate | \ ˈin-tə-ˌgrāt

integrated; integrating

Definition of integrate

transitive verb

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

2a : to incorporate into a larger unit

b : to unite with something else

3a : desegregate integrate school districts

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

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

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 on the Web With the Indians in 1947, Veeck signed Larry Doby, integrating the American League. — Marc Bona, cleveland, "16 Cleveland Indians items up for auction (photos)," 24 May 2020 Last year Panasonic and Blue Yonder, then known as JDA Software Inc., teamed up to integrate JDA’s software with Panasonic’s connected technology for the manufacturing, logistics and retail industries. — Jennifer Smith, WSJ, "Panasonic Takes 20% Stake in Blue Yonder," 20 May 2020 Weaver was unable to compel the government to fully integrate housing projects, which only made segregation more deeply entrenched. — Jill Watts, Time, "As Coronavirus Magnifies America’s Housing Crisis, FDR's New Deal Could Offer a Roadmap Forward," 24 Apr. 2020 The German government is working with Kosovo, Mexico, and the Philippines to integrate workers into its health care system. — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, "‘The doctor won’t see you now.’ Rethinking health care delivery in a crisis.," 6 Apr. 2020 What was especially interesting was a feature Microsoft showed off where consumers could search for schools by area code, than drill down by name—and after that, integrate the school’s public calendar with the users’ own. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft adds Microsoft Teams for consumers as Office 365 becomes 'Microsoft 365' for all," 30 Mar. 2020 Shopify is attractive to these new businesses because its software can integrate the sites with the distant vendors, mostly in China. — Taylor Lorenz, BostonGlobe.com, "Coronavirus spurs a wave of suspect websites looking to cash in," 24 Mar. 2020 While Iger oversaw the strategic acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm, Chapek worked to integrate the intellectual property into the theme parks. — Kerry Flynn, CNN, "Who is Bob Chapek, Disney's new CEO?," 25 Feb. 2020 In 1939, Johnson was selected by Dr. John W. Davis, president of her alma mater, as one of three black students to integrate West Virginia University’s graduate program. — Asia Ewart, refinery29.com, "Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician From Hidden Figures, Dies At 101," 24 Feb. 2020

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