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redintegrate

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

verb (used with object), red·in·te·grat·ed, red·in·te·grat·ing.

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

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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-ate1 (see integrate)

OTHER WORDS FROM redintegrate

red·in·te·gra·tive, adjective

Words nearby redintegrate

Red Indian, red induration, red infarct, redingote, red ink, redintegrate, redintegration, redirect, rediscount, rediscount rate, rediscover
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British Dictionary definitions for redintegrate

redintegrate
/ (rɛˈdɪntɪˌɡreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to make whole or complete again; restore to a perfect state; renew
(intr) psychol to engage in the process of redintegration

Derived forms of redintegrate

redintegrative, adjective

Word Origin for redintegrate

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