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integrated - 4 dictionary results

in⋅te⋅grat⋅ed

[in-ti-grey-tid]
–adjective
1. combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
2. organized or structured so that constituent units function cooperatively: an integrated economy.
3. having, including, or serving members of different racial, religious, and ethnic groups as equals: an integrated school. Compare segregated.
4. Sociology. of or pertaining to a group or society whose members interact on the basis of commonly held norms or values.
5. Psychology. characterized by integration.

Origin:
1580–90; integrate + -ed 2

in⋅te⋅grate

[in-ti-greyt] verb, -grat⋅ed, -grat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
2. to make up, combine, or complete to produce a whole or a larger unit, as parts do.
3. to unite or combine.
4. to give or cause to give equal opportunity and consideration to (a racial, religious, or ethnic group or a member of such a group): to integrate minority groups in the school system.
5. to combine (educational facilities, classes, and the like, previously segregated by race) into one unified system; desegregate.
6. to give or cause to give members of all races, religions, and ethnic groups an equal opportunity to belong to, be employed by, be customers of, or vote in (an organization, place of business, city, state, etc.): to integrate a restaurant; to integrate a country club.
7. Mathematics. to find the integral of.
8. to indicate the total amount or the mean value of.
–verb (used without object)
9. to become integrated.
10. to meld with and become part of the dominant culture.
11. Mathematics.
a. to perform the operation of integration.
b. to find the solution to a differential equation.

Origin:
1630–40; < L integrātus ptp. of integrāre to renew, restore. See integer, -ate 1


in⋅te⋅gra⋅tive, adjective


2. merge, unify, fuse, mingle.
in·te·grate   (ĭn'tĭ-grāt')   
v.   inte·grat·ed, inte·grat·ing, inte·grates

v.   tr.
  1. To make into a whole by bringing all parts together; unify.
    1. To join with something else; unite.
    2. To make part of a larger unit: integrated the new procedures into the work routine.
    3. To open to people of all races or ethnic groups without restriction; desegregate.
    4. To admit (a racial or ethnic group) to equal membership in an institution or society.
    5. To calculate the integral of.
    6. To perform integration on.
    1. To open to people of all races or ethnic groups without restriction; desegregate.
    2. To admit (a racial or ethnic group) to equal membership in an institution or society.
    3. To calculate the integral of.
    4. To perform integration on.
  2. Mathematics
    1. To calculate the integral of.
    2. To perform integration on.
  3. Psychology To bring about the integration of (personality traits).
v.   intr.
To become integrated or undergo integration.

[From Middle English, intact, from Latin integrātus, past participle of integrāre, to make whole, from integer, complete; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

Main Entry: integrated
Function: adjective
1 : composed to form a complete or coordinated entity; specifically : being a final and complete expression of an agreement that cannot be contradicted or modified by extrinsic evidence integrated writing>
2 : marked by the unified control of all aspects of industrial production from raw materials through distribution of finished products <integrated companies> <integrated production>
3 : characterized by integration and esp. racial integration <integrated schools> integrated society>
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