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   integrate

   /ˈɪntɪɡreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. combine (one thing) with another to form a whole: "transport planning should be integrated with energy policy"
   • ▪ combine (two things) so that they form a whole: "the problem of integrating the two approaches"
   • ▪ (of a thing) combine with another to form a whole: "the stone will blend with the environment and integrate into the landscape"
   • 2. bring (people or groups with particular characteristics or needs) into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution: "integrating children with special needs into ordinary schools"
   • ▪ come into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution: "she was anxious to integrate well into her husband's family"
   • ▪ desegregate (a school, area, etc.), especially racially: "the protest forced the bus companies to integrate the buses"
   • 3. find the integral of: "the velocity profile can be obtained by integrating this equation"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin integrat- ‘made whole’, from the verb integrare, from integer ‘whole’ (see integer). Compare with integral and integrity.

   Derivatives

   • 1. integrability noun
   • 2. integrable adjective

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