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integrative

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in⋅te⋅grate

  [in-ti-greyt] verb, -grat⋅ed, -grat⋅ing.
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–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

Related forms:
in⋅te⋅gra⋅tive, adjective

Synonyms:
2. merge, unify, fuse, mingle.
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in·te·gra·tive   (ĭn'tĭ-grā'tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to integration.

  2. Tending or serving to integrate.

  3. Relating to a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to medicine that combines conventional treatments with alternative therapies such as homeopathy or naturopathy.

in'te·gra'tive·ly adv.
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Main Entry: in·te·grate
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -grat·ed; -grat·ing
transitive verb 1 : to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole
2 : to end the segregation of and bring into equal membership in society or an organization intransitive verb : to become integrated
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: in·te·grate
Pronunciation: 'int-&-"grAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -grat·ed; -grat·ing
: to form or blend into a unified whole : cause to undergo integration integrated personality> —in·te·gra·tor /-"grAt-&r/ noun

Main Entry: in·te·gra·tive
Pronunciation: 'int-&-"grAt-iv
Function: adjective
: tending to integrate integrativeaction of the nervous system>
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