reintegrate

reintegrate — verb

  • reintegratepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • reintegrates3rd person singular
  • reintegrating-ing form
  • reintegratedpast simple

1. to bring a person or thing back into a group, system, or society so that they be

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to bring a person or thing back into a group, system, or society so that they become a full part of it again — for example, helping former prisoners return to community life, or connecting a damaged part of a machine back into the whole system.

例句

After leaving prison, Javier worked with a local group to reintegrate into the community.

reintegrate + into + group (intransitive)

The hospital programme helps children who missed school due to illness reintegrate into their classes.

help + object + reintegrate into

同義詞
  • reincorporate

    more formal, usually describes systems or organisations rather than people ('reincorporate a subsidiary')

  • readmit

    emphasises formal permission to re-enter an institution ('readmit a student after suspension')

  • restore

    broader meaning; does not specifically suggest returning to a group context ('restore a painting')

反義詞
  • exclude

    to keep someone out of a group deliberately

  • isolate

    to separate someone from contact with others

  • remove

    to take someone or something out of a system entirely

文法句型

reintegrate + object + into + group/system

reintegrate + into + group/system

be reintegrated + into + group/system

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice when referring to people ('was reintegrated into the community'). The direct object is usually the person or component being brought back, and 'into' introduces the group or system they rejoin. For social contexts, the subject is often an institution or programme rather than an individual.

常見錯誤

❌After the war, the soldiers tried to reintegrate to civilian life.
✅After the war, the soldiers tried to reintegrate into civilian life.
💡'reintegrate' is followed by 'into', not 'to'.
❌The company reintegrated the old server.
✅The company reintegrated the old server into the network.
💡When used transitively, 'reintegrate' needs 'into' to specify what the person or thing is being brought back into.