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

“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

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

From Scientific American

One reporter noted that the Scholls’ example would help to reeducate Germany.

From Literature

“Evidently not all minds of German youth have been poisoned by the Nazis....The Scholls will reeducate Germany. They are already doing so.”

From Literature