in·te·grate
(ĭńtĭ-grāt́)
[From Middle English, intact, from Latin integrātus past participle of integrāre, to make whole, from integer, complete.]
verb: -grat·ed, -grat·ing, -grates.
transitive verb
- To make into a whole by bringing all parts together; unify.
- To join with something else; unite.
- To make part of a larger unit: integrated the new procedures into the work routine.
- To open to people of all races or ethnic groups without restriction; desegregate.
- To admit (a racial or ethnic group) to equal membership in an institution or society.
- Mathematics
- To calculate the integral of.
- To perform integration on.
- Psychology To bring about the integration of (personality traits).
intransitive verb
- To become integrated or undergo integration.