réintégrer

Réintégrer is a French verb meaning to reintegrate, re-admit, or restore someone or something to a group, position, or system. It is used in contexts ranging from employment and social rehabilitation to organizational or administrative readmission. The term emphasizes reintroduction into an established structure after a period of absence, exclusion, or interruption.

Etymology and usage contexts

The word combines the prefix re- (again) with intégrer (to integrate). In social and public policy, réintégrer often refers to programs or processes that help an individual resume ordinary life after imprisonment, conflict, or long absence. In the workplace, it denotes the act of resuming duties after a leave or recovery from illness. In organizational or legal contexts, it can describe readmitting a member, employee, or participant into a group or system.

Conjugation and syntax

Réintégrer is a regular -er verb. Some key forms in the present tense are: je réintègre, tu réintègres, il réintègre, nous réintégrons, vous réintégrez, ils réintègrent. The past participle is réintégré, with feminine and plural agreements as réintégrée, réintégrés, réintégrées. Compound tenses use the auxiliary avoir: j’ai réintégré. Subjunctive, conditional, and imperfect forms follow the standard patterns of -er verbs.

Notes

The verb is transitive and typically requires a direct object (a person, a position, a program, or a system). It is distinguished from related nouns such as réintégration, which denotes the process or result of reintegration rather than the action itself.