integrateverb
uk/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪt/us/ˈɪn.t̬ə.ɡreɪt/C1 [ I or T ] to mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs:
He seems to find it difficult to integrate socially.
It's very difficult to integrate yourself into a society whose culture is so different from your own.
Children are often very good at integrating into a new culture.
[ T ] to combine two or more things in order to become more effective:
You need to integrate exercise into your normal life.
The idea with young children is to integrate learning with play.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Creating alliances
- affiliate
- align
- align yourself with sth/sb
- alliance
- ally
- associate
- associate with sb
- attach
- attach yourself to sb/sth
- cosiness
- go
- go in on sth
- hobnob
- join
- network
- pair
- pair sb off
- pair up
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Connecting and combining
integrated
adjective uk/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪ.tɪd/us/ˈɪn.t̬ə.ɡreɪ.t̬ɪd/
The town's modern architecture is very well integrated with the old.
integration
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪn.tɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.t̬əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
Examples
- The signing of the Treaty of Rome was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.
- Businesses need to be awake to the advantages of European integration.
- The idea that national identity will be lost as a result of European integration is just a man of straw which he is wasting his time fighting.
- The president was opposed to racial integration.
- In a 1956 referendum, the people voted in favour of integration.
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racial/cultural integration