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in·te·grate (in′tə grāt′)
transitive verb integrated -·grat′ed, integrating -·grat′·ing
- to make whole or complete by adding or bringing together parts
- to put or bring (parts) together into a whole; unify
- to give or indicate the whole, sum, or total of
- ☆
- to remove the legal and social barriers imposing segregation upon (racial groups) so as to permit free and equal association
- to abolish segregation in; desegregate (a school, neighborhood, etc.)
- Math.
- to calculate the integral or integrals of (a function, equation, etc.)
- to perform the process of integration upon
- Psychol. to cause to undergo integration
Etymology: < L integratus, pp. of integrare, to make whole, renew < integer: see integer
intransitive verb
to become integrated
Related Forms:
- integrative in′·te·gra′·tive adjective
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