I. -_grə̇t, -ˌgrāt adjective
Etymology: Middle English integrat, from Latin integratus (past participle)
: integrated
we may consider logic … as an integrate whole — William Hamilton †1856
II. noun
( -s )
: something that is integrated : a complete, organically unified, or perfect entity usually resulting from a combination of elements : whole
an integrate of images which portray the person at his future best — C.K.Kluckhohn & H.A.Murray
the cell, the molecule are not aggregates but integrates — H.J.Muller
III. ˈintəˌgrāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin integratus, past participle of integrare, from integr-, integer untouched, entire — more at entire
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to make complete : constitute
the particular doctrines which integrate Christianity — William Chillingworth
2. : to form into a more complete, harmonious, or coordinated entity often by the addition or arrangement of parts or elements
that conquest rounded and integrated the glorious empire — Thomas De Quincey
if man is to integrate himself, he must discover his springs of action — P.W.Bridgman
3. : to combine to form a more complete, harmonious, or coordinated entity:
a. : to unite (as a part or element) with something else
a system of free enterprise carefully integrated with teamwork — J.C.Penney
he who integrates this knowledge with the pattern of culture — David Daiches
b. : to combine together (as units or elements)
integrate the seventeen … reports into a few policy statements — E.C.Banfield
this course … is designed to assist him to integrate all of his college experiences — A.C.Eurich
a customs union that … would integrate the economies of the two countries — Current Biography
c.
(1) : to incorporate (as an individual or group) into a larger unit or group
integrate the West German divisions into the Atlantic defense system — New Statesman & Nation
the South of that era was never integrated into the nation — H.W.Odum
integrate hundreds of thousands of Puerto Rican … workers into the organized labor movement — New York Times
(2) : to end the segregation of and bring into common and equal membership in society or an organization
attempt to integrate Negroes into the church in a cautious gradual manner — Journal of Social Issues
moves … to integrate Indian children in the public school systems — Indian Affairs
4. : desegregate
a well-staffed state agency managed … to integrate forty formerly segregated school districts — Douglass Cater
5. : to indicate the whole of : give the sum or total of
6. : to find the integral of (as a function or equation)
intransitive verb
: to become integrated
some of the white parishioners … were willing to go along with the decision to integrate — Journal of Social Issues
the show begins to integrate again — Alfred Bester
Synonyms: see unify