Added 9 October 2026
integrate
/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/ verb
Latin root: integrātus First recorded: 1450 Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about integrate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Make into a whole or make part of a whole.
She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
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Open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups.
This school is completely desegregated
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Become one; become integrated.
The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds
Origin
First attested in the 1450's as an adjective, first attested in 1638 as a verb; from Middle English integrat(e) (“intact, whole”), borrowed from Latin integrātus, perfect passive participle of integrō (“to make whole, renew, repair, begin again”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from integer (“whole, fresh”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See integer and integral.
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