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INTEGRATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make into a whole or make part of a whole

Example:

She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal

Synonyms:

incorporate; integrate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "integrate" is one way to...):

combine; compound (combine so as to form a whole; mix)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "integrate"):

fold (incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating)

reintegrate (integrate again)

build in (make something an integral part of something else)

re-incorporate (incorporate again or anew)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)

Derivation:

integration (the act of combining into an integral whole)

integrative (tending to consolidate)

integrative (combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become one; become integrated

Example:

The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "integrate" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "integrate"):

merge; unify; unite (become one)

lysogenize (become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

integrating (the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community)

integration (the act of combining into an integral whole)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Calculate the integral of; calculate by integration

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "integrate" is one way to...):

calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

differentiate (calculate a derivative; take the derivative)

Derivation:

integral (the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x))

integration (an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined)

integrator (a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups

Example:

This school is completely desegregated

Synonyms:

desegregate; integrate; mix

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

integrating; integration (the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community)

Credits

 Context examples: 

An integrated circuit containing multiple components.

(Microcircuit Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

When CTLs are activated by recognition of specific antigen on a cell, they release perforin proteins that integrate into the membrane of the target cell and organize to form a membrane pore.

(CTL-mediated Immune Response Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

An instrument that integrates magnetic resonance imaging with delivery of radiation therapy.

(MR-Based Treatment Machine, NCI Thesaurus)

Ten weeks after the human iPSC-derived RPE patches were implanted in the animals’ retinas, imaging studies confirmed that the lab-made cells had integrated within the animal retina.

(Researchers rescue photoreceptors, prevent blindness in animal models of retinal degeneration, National Institutes of Health)

The Institute is committed to integrating the physical and engineering sciences with the life sciences, to advance basic research and medical care.

(National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NCI Thesaurus)

The integrated plasma concentration Cp of a tracer divided by the value of this concentration at the end of the integration time.

(Normalized Time, NCI Thesaurus)

NY-ESO-1 elicits a strong, integrated humoral and cellular immune response in a high proportion of patients with NY-ESO-1-expressing tumors and is under investigation as a cancer immunotherapy agent.

(NY-ESO-B, NCI Thesaurus)

The new device from UCLA can be integrated into solar panels to provide an alternative power source during snowy days when not enough sunlight makes it to the solar array.

(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This interdisciplinary study integrated biology, physics and engineering to understand a complex natural behavior, and resulted in surprising insights that may lead to important bio-mimetic applications.

(Researchers study birds to improve how robots land, National Science Foundation)

The PedsQL Measurement Model uses a modular approach that integrates both generic core scales and disease-specific modules into one measurement system.

(Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, NCI Thesaurus)