Integrated

How to spell integrated

10 letters · 4 syllables

How to pronounce integrated

Say the part in capitals loudest.

What does integrated mean?

1. adjectiveCombined or coordinated into a single unified whole.
2. verbPast tense of integrate: combined separate parts or people into a unified whole.

Integrated in a sentence

• adjective

  The new software offers a fully integrated payment system.

• verb

  The team integrated the two databases over the weekend.

• adjective

  The company prefers an integrated approach to marketing and sales.

• verb

  She quickly integrated the new staff into the existing department.

Where does integrated come from?

Language of origin: Latin

This word traces back to the Latin verb integrare, meaning 'to make whole' or 'to renew', which was built directly on the adjective integer, meaning 'whole, untouched, complete'. That same integer, literally 'not touched' from the prefix in- ('not') and a form of tangere ('to touch'), is the very word mathematicians still use for a whole number. English adopted the verb 'integrate' in the early 1600s in the sense of restoring something to wholeness, and from it the past form and adjective 'integrated' developed, meaning combined into a unified whole. Over the twentieth century the word took on strong social and technical senses, describing the bringing together of separated communities and the merging of systems. The spelling stays close to its Latin root, so remembering 'integer' helps fix the 'integr' core before the -ated ending.

How the word is built

• integr- (from integer: whole, complete)
• -ate (verb-forming suffix)
• -ed (past tense / adjective suffix)