Definition of INTEGRATE

integrate

Verb

  • make into a whole or make part of a whole
  • open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
  • become one; become integrated
    • "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds"
  • calculate the integral of; calculate by integration
  • To include as a constituent part or functionality.
  • To join a group or an environment harmoniously; to make oneself fit in.
  • To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to renew; to restore; to perfect.
  • To give the sum or total of a varying quantity over an interval such as a period of time or an area.
  • To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of an equation.
  • To desegregate, as a school or neighborhood.
  • To combine compatible elements in order to incorporate them.

Adj

  • composite
  • whole, complete, perfect

Examples

  • President Eisenhower had to call out the National Guard to integrate Little Rock Central High School.
  • The eco-friendly building integrates with the forest around it.
  • The refugees integrated well into the community.
  • They were keen to integrate their new skills into the performance.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in the 1450's as an adjective, first attested in 1638 as a verb; from Middle English integrat(e) (“intact, whole”), borrowed from Latin integrātus, perfect passive participle of integrō (“to make whole, renew, repair, begin again”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from integer (“whole, fresh”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See integer and integral.

Scrabble Score: 10

integrate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
integrate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
integrate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

integrate: valid Words With Friends Word