in|te|grate

in|te|grate
in|te|grate «verb. IHN tuh grayt; adjective. IHN tuh griht», verb, -grat|ed, -grat|ing, adjective.
–v.t.
1. to make (schools, parks, and other facilities) available to people of all races on an equal basis; desegregate: »

to integrate a neighborhood. They've integrated a school just a few blocks from the plant (Wall Street Journal). These politicians expect a few states to be completely integrated within the next five to ten years (Newsweek).

2. to make into a whole; complete, as parts do: »

to integrate the different circuits of a television set or computer.

3. to put or bring together (parts) into a whole: »

The committee will try to integrate the different ideas into one uniform plan.

4. to find the mathematical integral of (a given function or equation).
5. to give the sum or mean value of.
–v.i.
1. to abolish racial segregation in schools, theaters, trains, or other facilities.
2. to become integrated.
3. to perform the operation of integration.
4. to find the function, equation, or set of equations whose derivative is an integrand.
–adj.
2. = composite. (Cf. ↑composite)
╂[< Latin integrāre (with English -ate1) < integer whole; see etym. under integer (Cf. ↑integer)]

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