integrative

adjective

in·​te·​gra·​tive ˈin-tə-ˌgrā-tiv 

: serving to integrate or favoring integration : directed toward integration

the integrative powers of the human imagination

—J. A. McPherson

Examples of integrative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An integrative medicine doctor put me on a lot of experimental treatments for Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease bacteria, despite not showing any symptoms for the condition aside from my swollen knee. —Suzy Katz, Health, 16 May 2025

Victor Ortega Jiménez, an integrative biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, and lead author of the study, first became interested in flamingos’ eating behavior after a visit to Zoo Atlanta in 2019. —Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025

The right environment is vital to successful integrative treatments. —Kara Markley Sterling, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025

These integrative methodologies will facilitate the stabilization of your cognitive equilibrium. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for integrative

• allocative
• appellative
• commutative
• connotative
• copulative
• degradative
• dissipative
• educative
• exudative
• facultative
• imitative
• infiltrative

Medical Definition

integrative

adjective

in·​te·​gra·​tive ˈint-ə-ˌgrāt-iv 

: tending to integrate

the integrative action of the nervous system