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.

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

Derived Forms

• redˈinteˌgrative, adjective

Other Words From

• red·inte·grative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of redintegrate¹

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 -ate ¹ ( integrate )

Word History and Origins

Origin of redintegrate¹

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