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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•te•grat•ed (in′ti grā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole:an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- organized or structured so that constituent units function cooperatively:an integrated economy.
- Sociologyhaving, including, or serving members of different racial, religious, and ethnic groups as equals:an integrated school.Cf. segregated.
- Sociologyof or pertaining to a group or society whose members interact on the basis of commonly held norms or values.
- Psychologycharacterized by integration.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•te•grate /ˈɪntɪˌgreɪt/USA pronunciation v., -grat•ed, -grat•ing. - to bring together, combine, or incorporate into a whole or into a larger unit:[~ + object (+ into + object)]He integrated several ideas from that novelist into his writing.
- to (cause to) become part of a larger unit, as by giving equal opportunity and consideration to: [~ + object]to integrate an individual into society.[no object]My immigrant grandmother lived in this country for eighty years but she never integrated into the society.
- Sociology to make (a school, etc.) open or available to all racial and ethnic groups:[~ + object]By the end of the sixties the restaurants were integrated.
in•te•gra•ted, adj.: to fight for a fully integrated school. in•te•gra•tion /ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]fought for integration for all races. in•te•gra•tive, adj. See -tact-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•te•grate (in′ti grāt′),USA pronunciation v., -grat•ed, -grat•ing. v.t. - to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
- to make up, combine, or complete to produce a whole or a larger unit, as parts do.
- to unite or combine.
- Sociologyto give or cause to give equal opportunity and consideration to (a racial, religious, or ethnic group or a member of such a group):to integrate minority groups in the school system.
- Sociologyto combine (educational facilities, classes, and the like, previously segregated by race) into one unified system;
desegregate. - Sociologyto give or cause to give members of all races, religions, and ethnic groups an equal opportunity to belong to, be employed by, be customers of, or vote in (an organization, place of business, city, state, etc.):to integrate a restaurant; to integrate a country club.
- Mathematicsto find the integral of.
- to indicate the total amount or the mean value of.
v.i. - Sociologyto become integrated.
- Sociologyto meld with and become part of the dominant culture.
- Mathematics
- Mathematicsto perform the operation of integration.
- Mathematicsto find the solution to a differential equation.
- Latin integrātus past participle of integrāre to renew, restore. See integer, -ate1
- 1630–40
in′te•gra′tive, adj. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged merge, unify, fuse, mingle.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: integrate vb /ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt/- to make or be made into a whole; incorporate or be incorporated
- (transitive) to designate (a school, park, etc) for use by all races or groups; desegregate
- to amalgamate or mix (a racial or religious group) with an existing community
adj /ˈɪntɪɡrɪt/- made up of parts; integrated
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin integrāre; see integerintegrable /ˈɪntəɡrəbəl/ adj ˌintegraˈbility n ˈinteˌgrative adj |