integrating

American  

[in-ti-grey-ting] / ˈɪn tɪˌgreɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

1. coming or bringing together into a whole; uniting or combining.

   Philosophy is an integrating discipline, as it puts all varieties of knowledge together and determines their overall significance.

2. blending with and becoming part of the dominant culture group, or aiding a minority group in this process.

   Forced to resettle in southwestern Asia in the 12th century, the easily integrating Kipchaks helped revive the weak economy there.

3. giving equal opportunity and consideration to one or more racial, religious, ethnic, or other minority groups in an organization, workplace, nation, etc..

   In our cycling club we see storytelling as an integrating activity, with elderly and young people alike sharing their cycling experiences.

4. combining previously segregated neighborhoods, facilities, classes, etc., into one unified system.

   Apartheid was a deliberate, conscious attempt to block the racially integrating effects of the free market.

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Other Word Forms

• self-integrating adjective

Etymology

Origin of integrating

First recorded in 1620–40; integrate ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

“As AI systems become more capable and as firms gain experience integrating them, labor-displacing effects could emerge.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Kurnos says all this is coming through integrating AI across its ecosystem in a very user-friendly way.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this month, Punch's situation began looking up when zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo, near Tokyo, posted that he was gradually integrating with a troop of monkeys -- "playfully poking others and getting scolded".

From Barron's

Under military pressure from Damascus, the Kurds agreed to a deal last month on integrating their forces and civilian institutions into the state.

From Barron's

By integrating globally available information on soil composition, temperature, and other habitat characteristics, the team demonstrated how high risk scorpion areas can be identified beyond Morocco.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• amalgam
• fusion