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to reintegrate

to reintegrate

14 6.2
To bring a person back into a group or society after being away
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪt/
translation icon : reintegrar
  • And then to work to help us reintegrate those veterans directly into our communities and into the workforce.
  • reintegrate into society
  • reintegrate into the community
  • attempt to reintegrate

Yeah, life's not too bad, you know, just after a long time trying to reintegrate into societies.

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Examples

  • Some participants described that they were not able to reintegrate into the community by one year post-stroke.

    Academic text (2010)
  • We have to strive to reintegrate the disenfranchised into society... ...not revel in their punishment.

  • What I was doing was really trying to reintegrate myself into my community, which was comedy and, and sort of find a, a place.

  • The government will strive to carry out projects to reintegrate them into civilian life.

    Academic text (1991)
  • And while many veterans clearly do reintegrate and lead successful lives, many don't.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Engaging in meaningful roles presented another challenge to stroke survivors as they reintegrated into the community.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The ideal approach includes three components: prison-based rehabilitation programs, services to help released prisoners reintegrate into society, and post-release services.

    Academic text (2010)
  • He's a Shorenstein fellow here working on a book on the military men and women who are coming back from the wars and reintegrating into society.

  • Ritual purification also permitted the guilty party, shorn of his destructive power, to be reintegrated into the community.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The program aims to help former addicts reintegrate into their communities after treatment.

Synonyms

to assimilate
vsto reintegrate
77 6.1

Become similar to other people by joining their group and learning their customs

returns someone to a group after removal rather than changing personal culture
to integrate
vsto reintegrate
75 4.1

To become part of a larger group and take part in its life

returns someone into the group after separation rather than initial joining
to rejoin
vsto reintegrate
70 3.5

Come back together with someone or something after being apart

returns someone into a social group specifically, not merely joining again
to reassimilate
vsto reintegrate
2 7.5

To become part of a group again or help someone do the same

returns someone to the group after removal rather than focusing on changing customs
to re-incorporate
vsto reintegrate
  • UK
6.4

To put something back into a larger group or system

returns people or groups into a society or system after separation
to reinitiate
vsto reintegrate
7.5

To admit someone back into a group with a ceremony

returns someone without a formal ceremony, focusing on readmission after separation

Antonyms

338 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

297 1.9

To break into parts or pieces

How Integrated

to reintegrate
14 6.2
to assimilate
77 6.1
to blend in
20 3.7
to rejoin
70 3.5
return
413 1.0

Surface Forms

reintegrate infinitive
reintegrated past participle
reintegrating present participle
reintegrates third person singular

Morphology

reintegrate = integrate (transparent) = re + integrate

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to the verb 'integrate'.

Etymology

Reintegrate starts with re- meaning 'again' and uses integrate, from a root that means 'whole', as in integrity. So to reintegrate someone is to make them 'whole' in a group again, bringing them back into the community or system.