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Word

integrate

Phoneticsin·te·grate, stress on the first syllable

US/ˈɪnəˌɡɹeɪt/

UK/ˈɪntɪɡɹˌeɪt/

Definitions

01to combine parts

B2 · Upper Intermediate Academic

v. to combine two or more things so that they work together as one system.

v. to combine or coordinate separate elements into a unified, functional whole.

“The new software will integrate all our customer data into one easy program.”

“The engineering team worked for months to integrate the legacy database with the modern cloud-based interface without losing critical historical records.”

Usage

Often used with the preposition 'with' or 'into'.

Antonyms

02social inclusion

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to become part of a group or society and be accepted by them.

v. to become part of a community or organization, or to help someone do so, by adopting its customs and being accepted.

“It can take a long time for immigrants to fully integrate into a new country.”

“The local government launched several initiatives designed to help refugees integrate into the workforce and the broader community.”

Usage

Commonly used as an intransitive verb followed by 'into'.

Antonyms

03to end segregation

C1 · Advanced Formal

v. to open a place, like a school, to people of all races.

v. to end the separation of people by race in a school, neighborhood, or organization.

“The city began to integrate its public schools in the 1960s.”

“The landmark court ruling forced the state to integrate its transport systems, ending decades of racial separation.”

Synonyms

desegregate

Antonyms

04mathematics

C2 · Proficiency Mathematics Technical

v. to find the total value of a changing quantity using calculus.

v. to perform the operation of integration; to find the integral of a function or equation.

“In calculus class, we learned how to integrate functions to find the area under a curve.”

“The physicist had to integrate the velocity function over a specific time interval to determine the total displacement of the particle.”

Antonyms

Collocations

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “integrate” in context.

Verb

01. integrate information

“Students must learn how to integrate information from multiple sources into their essays.”

verb + noun

02. integrate knowledge

“The new curriculum helps students integrate knowledge from science and history classes.”

verb + noun

Real-World Examples

“A 'one-pot' test integrates all of these processes into a single reaction tube.”
Phys.org 31 Aug 2026
“And part of the appeal of the US is that, at its best, it accepts the cultures and norms of the world and finds a place to integrate those things into a kaleidoscopic whole.”
The Guardian 27 Aug 2026

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.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Word family

Domain

Mathematics

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Frequency
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Level
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