Synonym of lower one's guard

plural of integration

(formal) An act or process of hypothesizing, of forming a hypothesis or hypotheses, typically concerning a particular topic of research or basis for action.

(transitive, intransitive) To connect together by interlocking, as gears do. / (intransitive, figuratively, by extension) To fit in; to come together harmoniously. / (transitive) To catch in a mesh.