integrating
Americanadjective
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Other Word Forms
- self-integrating adjective
Etymology
Origin of integrating
First recorded in 1620–40; integrate ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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His firm had just been acquired by a bigger firm, which meant learning and integrating the parent company’s AI and other tech tools into his work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Companies we work with in the energy and infrastructure sectors are finding that integrating ecological principles and conservation practices into development projects and operations avoids other business interruptions as well.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
AI is a tool which companies are integrating into hundreds of business processes across their organizations.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
More recently, it has been integrating crypto offerings, unveiling blockchain-powered remittances last August and a dollar-pegged stablecoin, SoFiUSD, in December.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
The only good thing about the meetings was that they allowed me to visit with my friends—the other students who would be integrating Central, i had known most of them all my life.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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