integrate

Formsintegrates, integrating, integrated

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To add something into a larger system so it works as part of the whole.

   Like adding a new piece to a puzzle so it fits with the rest.

   The new app lets you integrate your calendar with your email.

   They integrated a payment system into the website last year.

   Similarincorporate, embed, combine, consolidate, include

   Oppositeseparate

2. 2
   verbintransitivereflexive

   To join a group and fit in well with the people there.

   Like a drop of water blending smoothly into a pool.

   It took her a few months to integrate at her new school.

   Many newcomers work hard to integrate into their new communities.

   Similarassimilate, adapt, adjust, settle

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To stop keeping people of different races apart in a school or area.

   Like mixing two groups that were once kept in separate rooms.

   The court ordered the city to integrate its public schools.

   Local leaders worked for years to integrate the neighborhood.

   Similardesegregate

   Oppositesegregate

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To join parts that work well together so they become one.

   Like fitting matching pieces together until they form one solid block.

   Cells can integrate new genetic material into their DNA.

   The virus integrates its genes into the host cell.

   Similarincorporate, insert, assimilate

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To find the total of a changing amount across a span of time or space.

   Like adding up many tiny slices to get one whole amount.

   You can integrate the speed over time to find the total distance.

   The program integrates the area under the curve automatically.

   Oppositedifferentiate

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6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To carry out the math operation that finds the integral of a function.

   Students learn to integrate simple equations in their first calculus class.

   The software can integrate that function in just a few seconds.

   Oppositedifferentiate

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7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To bring separate parts together into one complete whole.

   Like sewing many small pieces of cloth into one warm blanket.

   The artist worked to integrate all the small sketches into one large painting.

   He tried to integrate his many ideas into a single clear plan.

   Similarcombine, merge, unify, blend, consolidate

   Oppositeseparate, divide

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