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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Chinese consumer platforms are integrating artificial intelligence directly into customer-facing functions to stabilize margins and reshape competition.
From Barron's
Turning a concept into a finished product is time consuming work that involves animation, simulation, lighting and integrating the effects in a sequence filmed with live actors.
From Barron's
But Magpies manager Howe, whose team face Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, said that integrating the new players was "an ever-challenging thing".
From Barron's
According to the researchers, this approach offers a promising path toward integrating carbon capture into real industrial applications.
From Science Daily
Moeen says the case provided "a wake-up call for everybody" and expressed his belief that the county side have since "done a fantastic job integrating with society".
From BBC
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