reeducate

or re-ed·u·cate

[ ree-ej-oo-keyt ]

verb (used with object),re·ed·u·cat·ed, re·ed·u·cat·ing.
  1. to educate again, as for new purposes: Companies are reeducating some of the traditional energy sector workforce to pivot to new careers in green energy or technology.

  2. to rehabilitate or reform through education, training, indoctrination, etc.: If the state invests in reeducating inmates, a combination of vocational programs and counseling could lower recidivism.

  1. to rehabilitate after injury or illness for resumption of activities, as with physical therapy, assistive devices, or adaptive equipment: Electrical stimulation may reeducate contractions of the quadriceps.

Origin of reeducate

1
First recorded in 1800–10; re- + educate

Other words from reeducate

  • re·ed·u·ca·tion [ree-ej-oo-key-shuhn], /ri ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
  • re·ed·u·ca·tive [ree-ej-oo-key-tiv], /riˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪv/, adjective

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How to use reeducate in a sentence

  • Few communities have the resources to offer meaningful programs that try to re-educate offenders.

    Justice for Rihanna | Linda Fairstein | June 22, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Rehabilitate, reconstruct, re-educate—these are familiar terms in this hour of stress and world conflict.

  • The working class, under the leadership of its vanguard, must itself re-educate itself on the foundations of Socialism.

  • But we'll begin in a small way to re-educate them with this picture.

    The Ego Machine | Henry Kuttner
  • I returned to the store disheartened at first, but after a time my courage revived, and I resolved to re-educate myself.

    Peter Parley's Own Story | Samuel G. Goodrich
  • We must therefore retrace our steps and re-educate the bowel systematically to empty itself at a certain time every day.

British Dictionary definitions for re-educate

re-educate

verb(tr)
  1. to teach or show (someone) something new or in a different way

Derived forms of re-educate

  • re-education, noun

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