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integrated

/ˌɪntəˈgreɪdɪd/
/ˈɪntəgreɪtɪd/
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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.

Definitions of integrated
  1. adjective
    formed or united into a whole
    united
    characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
  2. adjective
    formed into a whole or introduced into another entity
    “"a more closely integrated economic and political system"- Dwight D.Eisenhower”
    “an integrated Europe”
    synonyms:
    embedded
    inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole
    incorporated
    introduced into as a part of the whole
    introjected
    incorporated unconsciously into your own psyche
    tight-knit, tightly knit
    closely and firmly integrated
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    antonyms:
    nonintegrated
    not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole
  3. adjective
    not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups
    integrated schools”
    synonyms:
    co-ed, coeducational
    attended by members of both sexes
    desegrated, nonsegregated, unsegregated
    rid of segregation; having had segregation ended
    interracial, mixed
    involving or composed of different races
    mainstreamed
    (of the handicapped) placed in regular school classes
    integrative
    combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole
    joint
    united or combined
    united
    characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
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    antonyms:
    segregated
    separated or isolated from others or a main group
    isolated, quarantined
    under forced isolation especially for health reasons
    separate
    separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
    sequestered
    kept separate and secluded
    lily-white, white
    restricted to whites only
    separate
    independent; not united or joint
    divided
    separated into parts or pieces
  4. adjective
    resembling a living organism in organization or development
    “society as an integrated whole”
    synonyms: structured
    organic
    being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
Pronunciation
US
/ˌɪntəˈgreɪdɪd/
UK
/ˈɪntəgreɪtɪd/
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