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essentially means 'to make whole' and is widely used of bringing separate or disparate elements together to form a unity. Since the late 1940s it has been used to refer to the social absorption of distinct groups, especially ethnically or culturally different peoples or disadvantaged elements. In this meaning it is used both transitively (with an object) and (less often) intransitively:

Those children who came knowing some English integrated well—New Statesman, 1966

Old people, sick people and isolated people need access to a telephone if they are to be fully integrated with the rest of society—Nature, 1972

From these beginnings developed the startling and revolutionary notion that in residential areas traffic and people should not be segregated but instead should be integrated—R. Rolley, 1990.

The noun integration has developed a corresponding meaning, and those who favour it are known as integrationists:

In the work of black authors who are integrationists a tacitly separatist or ethnically independent element appears frequently—Black Scholar, 1971.

It is also used adjectivally:

Ashcroft initially honored the moderate, integrationist legacy of his mentor and predecessor—Nation, American English 2001.

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A collection of distinct elements or components that have been built into one unit.

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1. bring together the races of people.


2. any bringing together of different parts; for example, integrating R&D with product development to get new products faster.

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verb

1. To make into a whole by joining a system of parts: articulate, concatenate. See include/exclude, part/whole.
2. To combine and adapt in order to attain a particular effect: arrange, blend, coordinate, harmonize, orchestrate, synthesize, unify. See beautiful/ugly.
3. To bring into accord: accommodate, attune, conform, coordinate, harmonize, proportion, reconcile, tune. See agree/disagree.
4. To construct or include as an integral or permanent part: build in, incorporate. See include/exclude.
5. To make a part of a united whole: combine, embody, incorporate. See include/exclude.
6. To open to all people regardless of race: desegregate. See include/exclude, same/different/compare.

v

Definition: mix, merge
Antonyms: divide, separate

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Completed; made whole or entire. Desegregated; converted into a nonracial, nondiscriminatory system.

A contract that has been adopted as a final and complete expression of an agreement between two parties is an integrated agreement.

A school that has been integrated has been made into one in which students, faculty, staff, facilities, programs, and activities combine individuals of different races.

See: school desegregation.

IN BRIEF: To make open to all races. Also: to bring parts together into a whole.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil. — Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), French writer, feminist, existentialist.

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1. to combine or be combined into a whole; to complete (something imperfect) by the addition of parts.
2. (in mathematics) to find the integral (def. 3) of (quantities, expression, etc.).

—integrable, integrative adj.; integrability n.

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• Reasoning and Examination - integrate: bring together and unite information and thoughts into a coherent whole

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - integrere, indpasse, samle, komplettere
v. intr. - integrere, ophæve raceskel

idioms:

• integrated circuits    integreret kredsløb
• integrated services digital network    ISDN-tjenester, netværk

Nederlands (Dutch)
integreren, als gelijkwaardig opnemen, in het geheel opgaan, tot een geheel maken, geheel

Français (French)
v. tr. - incorporer, combiner, (Sociol) intégrer, (Pol) rendre (qch) accessible à tous, (Math) intégrer
v. intr. - assimiler, s'intégrer (dans), devenir accessible à tous

idioms:

• integrated circuits    circuits intégrés
• integrated services digital network    réseau numérique de services intégrés

Deutsch (German)
v. - integrieren

idioms:

• integrated circuits    integrierter Schaltkreis
• integrated services digital network    integriertes Service- und Datennetz

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ολοκληρώνω, ενοποιώ

idioms:

• integrated circuits    ολοκληρωμένο κύκλωμα
• integrated services digital network    (Η/Υ) ψηφιακό δίκτυο ολοκληρωμένων λειτουργιών

Italiano (Italian)
integrare

idioms:

• integrated circuits    circuiti integrati
• integrated services digital network    rete digitale di informatica

Português (Portuguese)
v. - integrar

idioms:

• integrated circuits    circuitos (m pl) integrados
• integrated services digital network    rede (f) digital de serviços integrados

Русский (Russian)
объединять в единое целое

idioms:

• integrated circuits    интегральные схемы
• integrated services digital network    цифровая сеть связи с комплексными услугами

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - integrar, unir
v. intr. - integrarse

idioms:

• integrated circuits    circuitos integrados
• integrated services digital network    red digital de servicios integrados

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fullständiga, förena, integrera (äv. matem.), ange medelvärdet (om mätinstrument e.d.), anpassa sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
综合, 使成整体, 使结合, 成一体

idioms:

• integrated circuits    集成电路
• integrated services digital network    整体服务数字网络

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 綜合, 使成整體, 使結合
v. intr. - 成一體

idioms:

• integrated circuits    積體電路
• integrated services digital network    整體服務數位網路

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 통합하다, 구성하다, 조정하다, 적분하다
v. intr. - 하나가 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 統合する, まとめる, 融け込ませる, 人種差別を撤廃する, 総和を示す, 積分する
adj. - 統合された, 完全な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوحد, يدمج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הביא לשלמות אחת, איחד, מיזג, הנהיג אינטגרציה‬
v. intr. - ‮התמזג, היה לחבר שווה-זכויות באגודה מסוימת‬

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