reeducate

or re-ed·u·cate

[ree-ej-oo-keyt]

verb (used with object), re·ed·u·cat·ed, re·ed·u·cat·ing.

to educate again, as for new purposes.
to educate for resumption of normal activities, as a disabled person.
to rehabilitate or reform through education, training, political indoctrination, etc.

Origin of reeducate

First recorded in 1800–10; re- + educate

Related formsre·ed·u·ca·tion, nounre·ed·u·ca·tive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for reeducate

Historical Examples of reeducate

And I remembered Krebs's words—that we must "reeducate ourselves."
A Far Country, Complete
Winston Churchill
According to the regulations, the primary responsibilities of prison administrators are to rehabilitate and to reeducate inmates.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria
Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole