Redintegrate
What it means
To restore something to wholeness or an earlier sound condition.
Reach for it when using a rare term for re-forming an integrated whole
The conservators redintegrated the scattered fragments into a stable mosaic.
Words to choose between 5
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everyday
reassemble
Fits when physical pieces are put together
Careful Assembly alone may not restore function.
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everyday
Fits when a valued condition is brought back
Careful Restore need not reunite parts.
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warm
make whole
Fits when repair and completeness matter emotionally
Careful The phrase lacks technical precision.
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professional
Fits when separated elements rejoin a system
Careful Reintegrate often concerns social membership.
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formal
reconstitute
Fits when parts form an operative whole again
Careful Reconstitute can imply a changed composition.
Opposites 3
- fragment
- dismantle
- disintegrate
Common phrases 3
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redintegrate the whole
The final panel helped redintegrate the whole design.
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redintegrate memory
A familiar melody seemed to redintegrate memory and feeling.
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carefully redintegrate
Specialists carefully redintegrated the broken relief.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated