Definition of "redintegrate" in Englisch

verb

1. To renew, restore to wholeness.

2. (psychology, of a stimulus element) To reinstate a memory by redintegration.

   • His [David McClelland’s] theory is that we are first of all presented with cues in affective situations; for instance, sugar is put in the mouth and this produces pleasurable affect. This type of cue then becomes paired with an affective state in such a way that the cue will, as a result of association, come to ‘redintegrate’ the affective state first associated with it.

adjective

1. (obsolete) Restored to wholeness or a perfect state; renewed.