integrate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·te·grate AW [integrate integrates integrated integrating] BrE [ˈɪntɪɡreɪt] NAmE [ˈɪntɪɡreɪt] verb
1. intransitive, transitive to combine two or more things so that they work together; to combine with sth else in this way
•~ into/with sth These programs will integrate with your existing software.
•~ A (into/with B) | ~ A and B These programs can be integrated with your existing software.
2. intransitive, transitive to become or make sb become accepted as a member of a social group, especially when they come from a different culture
•~ (into/with sth) They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community.
•~ sb (into/with sth) The policy is to integrate children with special needs into ordinary schools.
compare ↑segregate
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Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from Latin integrat- ‘made whole’, from the verb integrare, from integer ‘whole’, from in- (expressing negation) + the root of tangere ‘to touch’. Compare with ↑integral and ↑integrity.

Example Bank:
•The department has successfully integrated new ideas into the traditional course structure.
•The lower primary pupils are well integrated into the life of the school.
•The results should be integrated into the final report.
•They called for the defence system to be more closely integrated.
•They didn't integrate with the other children.
•They soon became fully integrated into the local community.
•This computer program can be integrated with existing programs.
•a highly integrated approach to planning
•He proposes to integrate our reserve forces more closely with the regular forces.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  desegregate, mix, incorporate
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  differentiate, segregate, disintegrate