reeducate

American  

[ree-ej-oo-keyt] / riˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt /

Or re-educate

verb (used with object)

reeducated, reeducating

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.

3. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• reeducation
  noun
• reeducative
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of reeducate

First recorded in 1800–10; re- + educate

Example Sentences

Among other measures, it promised to reeducate nurses on how to prevent blood clots.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2023

“I will take all the responsibility and call off all my performances to deeply reflect and reeducate myself,” said Mr. Li, who uses the stage name “House” and reportedly has 136,000 followers on Weibo.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2023

To this day it remains the only known treatment that can permanently reeducate the immune system.

From Scientific American • May 4, 2023

“At best,” he told Middleton after knocking on her door, “it means we have to reeducate people.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2021

Then Brendan Reilly took that research and used it to reeducate the instincts of his doctors.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell