integrate

To join separate things together so they work as one complete system.

• We need to integrate these systems.
• The company integrated its two delivery services.
• Can the software integrate several databases into one?

How to use it: integrate A with B (We need to integrate the booking system with the payment system.); integrate A into B (They integrated the separate networks into one system.)

Similar words: combine, unify, merge

Opposites: separate

Common phrases: integrate two systems, integrate separate parts, integrate services

To add something to a larger thing so it becomes a working part of it.

• We plan to integrate a search feature.
• The teacher integrated games into each lesson.
• How can we integrate these new skills into our work?

How to use it: integrate something into something (She integrated music into her language lessons.)

Similar words: incorporate, include, build in

Opposites: exclude

Common phrases: integrate new features, integrate something into something, integrate technology

To become part of a group or community and feel comfortable there.

• She found it easy to integrate.
• The family integrated well into the local community.
• Learning the language helped him integrate into society.

How to use it: integrate into something (The new students quickly integrated into the group.)

Similar words: fit in, assimilate

Common phrases: integrate into society, integrate into something, integrate well