# integrate

Pronunciation: US say "IN-tuh-grayt" /ˈɪn.təˌɡɹeɪt/; say "IN-ti-grayt" UK /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/, AUS /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹæɪt/

## Verb

1. To include something as a constituent part or built-in function of a larger whole.
   - Simple: To add something into a larger system so it works as part of the whole.
   - _Engineers integrate sensors directly into the chassis to monitor performance._
   - _The platform integrates several reporting tools into a single dashboard._
2. To join a group or setting harmoniously and make oneself fit in.
   - Simple: To join a group and fit in well with the people there.
   - _New employees who integrate quickly tend to enjoy their jobs more._
   - _She struggled to integrate after moving to a country where she knew no one._
3. To end racial segregation in an institution or area, such as a school or neighborhood, opening it to all races.
   - Simple: To stop keeping people of different races apart in a school or area.
   - _Federal troops were sent to help integrate the university in 1962._
   - _Activists fought to integrate lunch counters across the South._
4. To combine compatible elements and incorporate them into a single functioning whole.
   - Simple: To join parts that work well together so they become one.
   - _Retroviruses integrate their DNA into the genome of the cells they infect._
   - _The body integrates the transplanted tissue with surrounding cells over several weeks._
5. To compute the total accumulation of a varying quantity across an interval, such as a span of time or an area.
   - Simple: To find the total of a changing amount across a span of time or space.
   - _To find the displacement, integrate the velocity function over the given interval._
   - _Engineers integrate the load distribution across the beam to find the total force._
6. To perform the operation of integration on a function or equation, finding its integral.
   - Simple: To carry out the math operation that finds the integral of a function.
   - _To solve the problem, first integrate both sides of the equation._
   - _She integrated the polynomial term by term to get the answer._
7. To form separate parts into one whole; to make something entire and complete.
   - Simple: To bring separate parts together into one complete whole.
   - _The composer integrated folk melodies into a single unified symphony._
   - _A skilled editor can integrate scattered chapters into a coherent book._

## Adjective

8. Composite; made up of multiple combined parts that together form a single thing. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Made up of several parts joined together into one thing.
9. Whole, complete, and perfect, with nothing lacking or damaged. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Whole and complete, with no parts missing or broken.

## Origin

First recorded in the 1450s as an adjective and in 1638 as a verb, from Middle English integrate ("intact, whole"), borrowed from Latin integratus, the past participle of integro ("to make whole, renew, repair"), which comes from integer ("whole, fresh").

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