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reintegrate

verb
re·​in·​te·​grate | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈin-tə-ˌgrāt How to pronounce reintegrate (audio) \
reintegrated; reintegrating; reintegrates

Definition of reintegrate

transitive verb

: to integrate again into an entity : restore to unity

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Other Words from reintegrate

reintegration \ (ˌ)rē-​ˌin-​tə-​ˈgrā-​shən How to pronounce reintegration (audio) \ noun
reintegrative \ (ˌ)rē-​ˈin-​tə-​ˌgrā-​tiv How to pronounce reintegrative (audio) \ adjective

Examples of reintegrate in a Sentence

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Once released, ex-convicts are given jobs to reintegrate them into society. The Economist, "Confessions of an Islamic State fighter," 16 Aug. 2019 In 2047, Hong Kong will be fully reintegrated with mainland China, as per the terms of the handover agreement. Jessie Yeung, CNN, "Family feuds and social media spats: The generational divide that's splitting apart Hong Kong," 9 July 2019 Little over a year later, he was again reintegrated into the club, this time as a non-executive director. SI.com, "Kenny Dalglish: The Beacon of Light in Liverpool's Darkest Hour," 19 June 2019 Alejandrina Guzman's Facebook post says providing work and reintegrating prisoners back into society will be one of the clothing company's main objectives. Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, "As druglord Joaquin Guzman got life in prison, his daughter launched her El Chapo clothing line," 17 July 2019 Contemplating Nneka’s ability as a deep shooter should be interesting as L.A. prepares to reintegrate Candace Parker into the lineup. Kellen Becoats, SI.com, "Stingy Defense and Play of Jonquel Jones, Courtney Williams Is Winning Formula for Sun," 7 June 2019 Chinese officials equivocated over the mass detentions before a United Nations panel in August, saying minor criminals in Xinjiang had been sent to vocational schools to learn how to reintegrate into society. Josh Chin, WSJ, "China, Ending Denials, Defends Muslim Detentions as Vital for Stability," 16 Oct. 2018 Iraq’s other neighbors—in an effort that could be an important step toward reintegrating Shiite Iraq with the Sunni Arab world and disentangling Iraq and Iran. Kimberly Kagan And Frederick W. Kagan, WSJ, "The U.S. Can Defuse Iraq’s Crisis," 12 Sep. 2018 Fourteen million refugees from German territories incorporated by the Soviet Union and Poland were reintegrated quickly in the 1950s, along with those expelled from the rest of Eastern Europe. Josef Joffe, WSJ, "Is Germany Slouching Toward Weimar Again?," 23 Sep. 2018

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First Known Use of reintegrate

1570, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for reintegrate

Medieval Latin reintegratus, past participle of reintegrare to renew, reinstate, from Latin re- + integrare to integrate

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