SportsAugust 10, 2026
reintegrate
ree-IN-tih-grayt
Definition
To restore someone or something to a position or group from which they had been previously separated or excluded.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 're-' meaning again and 'integrare' meaning to make whole, based on 'integer' meaning untouched or entire. It entered English in the 17th century to describe the restoration of parts to a whole.
In the news
The article uses the term to discuss the challenges of managing athletes who return to competitive sport after serving doping suspensions. It highlights the systemic difficulties in determining how, or if, these individuals should be fully welcomed back into professional tennis.
Vondrousova’s antics put tennis doping tests in spotlight – a far cry from football’s view | Tumaini Carayol
Read the full article ↗The Guardian