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Definition integrate in British English

integrate verb

verb
/ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt/
1

to make someone become a full member of a group or society and be involved completely in its activities

Example

a means of integrating new members into the local community

Example

How would such culturally different people be integrated into our society?

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1.1

to become a full member of a society or group and be involved completely in its activities

Example

the failure of such groups to integrate into modern urban society

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2

to connect or combine two or more things so that together they form an effective unit or system

Example

We provide resources that can be integrated into the national teaching programme.

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Care will also be taken to integrate the buildings with surrounding architecture.

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2.1

to combine two or more things in order to form a single unit or system

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the challenge of integrating the two systems successfully

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his attempt to integrate his religious faith with evolutionary science

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2.2

to combine with other things and form an effective unit or system

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The new techniques had to integrate with existing conventional software.

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3

to change the rules of a place, institution, or organization so that people of all races can enter it

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Definition integrate in British English