redintegration

noun /ɹɛˌdɪntɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/

1. Restoration to a whole or sound state.

   rare

2. Restoration of a mixture to its former nature and state.

   obsolete

3. The reinstatement of a memory upon the presentation of a stimulus element that was a part of the stimulus complex that had aroused the event.

   Now all this story might be true. But even if it were, it does not follow that reference to redintegration should be included as part of the definition of ‘motive’.

Where it comes from

From the Latin redintegrātiō (“renewal, restoration, repetition”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry redintegration (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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