- present participle of integrate.
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
Etymology
Origin of integrating
First recorded in 1620–40; integrate ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Lee noted that Microsoft is pursuing a broader strategy around proprietary AI models, expanding its frontier AI partners and vertically integrating infrastructure that spans cloud, data, security and application layers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
European aviation giant Airbus has partnered with US firm Kratos to use an existing American platform while integrating its own mission systems.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Over the past several months, we’ve made significant progress integrating the NFL assets that we acquired into ESPN,” Pitaro wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Its new owners made little progress integrating World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin onto Alt5’s e-commerce payments platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
How does some music, such as rap, challenge our original notions of speech and music by integrating speech as part of the music?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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