SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
integrate
verb
To combine parts into a functioning whole.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Combine into a whole
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Usage distinction
Return to topIntegrate emphasizes parts functioning together; blend can suggest their original distinctions become less visible.
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See integrate in use
The editor found a way to integrate the separate accounts into one narrative.
The exhibition gained cohesion when Selim arranged the objects around the purposes their writing served rather than around their materials. That configuration placed an engraved trophy near congratulatory cards and a carefully preserved letter of thanks. He could integrate the metal object into the story without disguising its difference from the paper pieces.
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