in·te·grate ( n t -gr t )v. inte·grat·ed, inte·grat·ing, inte·grates v.tr.1. To make into a whole by bringing all parts together; unify. 2. a. To join with something else; unite. b. To make part of a larger unit: integrated the new procedures into the work routine. 3. a. To open to people of all races or ethnic groups without restriction; desegregate. b. To admit (a racial or ethnic group) to equal membership in an institution or society. 4. Mathematics a. To calculate the integral of. b. To perform integration on. 5. Psychology To bring about the integration of (personality traits). v.intr. To become integrated or undergo integration.
[From Middle English, intact, from Latin integr tus, past participle of integr re, to make whole, from integer, complete; see tag- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Adj. | 1. | integrated - formed or united into a whole united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" |
| 2. | integrated - formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; "a more closely integrated economic and political system"- Dwight D.Eisenhower; "an integrated Europe" |
| 3. | integrated - not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups; "integrated schools"integrative - combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole joint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" segregated, unintegrated - separated or isolated from others or a main group; "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood" |
| 4. | integrated - resembling a living organism in organization or development; "society as an integrated whole"organic - being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms; "organic life"; "organic growth"; "organic remains found in rock" |