redintegrate

[ red-in-ti-greyt, ri-din- ]

verb (used with object),red·in·te·grat·ed, red·in·te·grat·ing.
  1. to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.

Origin of redintegrate

1
1400–50; late Middle English redintegraten<Latin redintegrātus (past participle of redintegrāre to make whole again), equivalent to red-red- + integr- (stem of integer) whole, entire + -ātus-ate1 (see integrate)

Other words from redintegrate

  • red·in·te·gra·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for redintegrate

redintegrate

/ (rɛˈdɪntɪˌɡreɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to make whole or complete again; restore to a perfect state; renew

  2. (intr) psychol to engage in the process of redintegration

Origin of redintegrate

1
C15: from Latin redintegrāre to renew, from red- re- + integer complete

Derived forms of redintegrate

  • redintegrative, adjective

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