integrieren

integrate

verb in-te-GREE-ren Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'integrare', to make whole

Usage Note

integrieren is a loan verb used for incorporating people, parts, or data, often reflexively as sich integrieren (to fit in). The associated social-policy noun is Integration. Like most -ieren verbs it forms its past participle without ge-: integriert.

Examples

"Die Familie integriert sich gut."

Natural Translation

The family is integrating well.

Literal Translation

The family integrates itself well.

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