integrated

American  

[in-ti-grey-tid] / ˈɪn tɪˌgreɪ tɪd /

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.

4. Sociology. of or relating to a group or society whose members interact on the basis of commonly held norms or values.

5. Psychology. characterized by integration.

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integrated British  

/ ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtɪd /

adjective

1. characterized by integration

2. denoting a works which combines various processes normally carried out at different locations

   an integrated steelworks

3. biology denoting a virus the DNA of which is incorporated into the chromosomes of the host cell

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Other Word Forms

• nonintegrated adjective
• unintegrated adjective
• well-integrated adjective

Etymology

Origin of integrated

First recorded in 1580–90; integrate + -ed ²

Explanation

Things or people that are integrated have been brought together, so that they live or work together. They're no longer apart or segregated. When something is integrated, it's united — different things are now together, especially things that used to be apart. Schools haven't always been integrated in this country. At one point, kids were assigned to different schools based on their race, until education became integrated. Computer programs are integrated when they work together well with other programs. If a doctor and pharmacist have access to the same files, then their records are integrated. Integrated things are together.

Example Sentences

NBCUniversal integrated its English and Spanish-language news units at its television stations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Raffles Medical is also unlikely to be affected as its integrated healthcare system would drive its own patient flow, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Marvell’s business designing custom AI chips —called application-specific integrated circuits, or ASICs—has been the focus of investors in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Shell said its integrated gas production will fall as much as 7% from fourth-quarter levels due to worse output from Qatar.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

By 1971 Princeton Hospital had integrated, so doctors allowed Granddaddy a room on the hospital’s patient floor.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Related Words

• unified