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redintegrate

American  
[red-in-ti-greyt, ri-din-] / rɛdˈɪn tɪˌgreɪt, rɪˈdɪn- /

verb (used with object)

redintegrated, redintegrating

  1. to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.

redintegrate British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • redintegrative adjective

Etymology

Origin of redintegrate

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 ( see integrate)

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