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reintegration (n.)

"a renewing or making whole again, restoration, re-establishment," c. 1600, from French réintegration (15c.) or directly from Medieval Latin reintegrationem; see reintegrate. The classically correct form is redintegration (see redintegrate (v.)).

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reintegrate (v.)

c. 1600, "renew with regard to any state or quality," from re- "back," here "to a former condition," + integrate (v.). The sense of "make whole again, bring back to an integral condition" is from 1620s. The classically correct form is redintegrate (early 15c.). Earlier in a now-obsolete sense of "reinstate oneself" (1580s). Related: Reintegrated; reintegrating; reintegration.

redintegrate (v.)

see reintegrate. Related: Redintegrated; redintegrating; redintegration.

updated on June 21, 2021

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