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.

Nearby words

redi, francesco, redia, redial, rediffusion, redingote, redintegrate, redintegration, redirect, rediscount, rediscount rate, rediscover

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)

Related forms

red·in·te·gra·tive, adjective

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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

redintegrative, adjective

Word Origin for redintegrate

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

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