reeducate
or re-ed·u·cate
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.
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.
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
1Other 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
Poor Miranda kicked off the season ready to reeducate herself for a second career in public-interest law, only to Karen her way through Columbia and, ultimately, blow up her life in New York to follow her new love Che Diaz’s bliss to California.
And Just Like That: A Postmortem for a Sequel That Was Dead on Arrival | Judy Berman | February 3, 2022 | TimeAccording 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. WalpoleAnd I remembered Krebs's words—that we must "reeducate ourselves."
A Far Country, Complete | Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for re-educate
to teach or show (someone) something new or in a different way
Derived forms of re-educate
- re-education, noun
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