integrated

integrated [in-ti-grey-tid] ExamplesWord Origin 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.Compare segregated.
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.

Origin of integrated First recorded in 1580–90; integrate + -ed2 Related formsnon·in·te·grat·ed, adjectiveun·in·te·grat·ed, adjectivewell-in·te·grat·ed, adjective Examples from the Web for well-integrated Historical Examples of well-integrated

Consequently, the crew of four scrupulously chosen, well-integrated men split into two groups of two.

Moon Glow

G. L. Vandenburg

I again recommend the establishment of a well-integrated Department of Welfare.

State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

British Dictionary definitions for well-integrated integrated adjective

1. characterized by integration
2. denoting a works which combines various processes normally carried out at different locationsan integrated steelworks
3. biology denoting a virus the DNA of which is incorporated into the chromosomes of the host cell

Word Origin and History for well-integrated integrated adj.

1580s, “combined into a whole,” past participle adjective from integrate (v.). Sense of “not divided by race, etc.” is from 1948.