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- UK [ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt] / US [ˈɪntəˌɡreɪt]
verb
Word forms "integrate":
present tense I/you/we/they integrate he/she/it integrates present participle integrating past tense integrated past participle integrated1)a) [transitive, often passive] to make someone become a full member of a group or society and be involved completely in its activitiesintegrate someone into something:a means of integrating new members into the local community
How would such culturally different people be integrated into our society?
b) [intransitive] to become a full member of a society or group and be involved completely in its activitiesintegrate into:the failure of such groups to integrate into modern urban society
2) [transitive, often passive] to connect or combine two or more things so that together they form an effective unit or systemintegrate something into something:integrate something with something:We provide resources that can be integrated into the national teaching programme.
Care will also be taken to integrate the buildings with surrounding architecture.
a) [transitive] to combine two or more things in order to form a single unit or systemintegrate something with something:the challenge of integrating the two systems successfully
his attempt to integrate his religious faith with evolutionary science
b) [intransitive] to combine with other things and form an effective unit or systemintegrate with:The new techniques had to integrate with existing conventional software.
3) [transitive] to change the rules of a place, institution, or organization so that people of all races can enter it
English dictionary. 2014.