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reeducate

or re-ed·u·cate

[ ree-ej-oo-keyt ]
/ riˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), re·ed·u·cat·ed, re·ed·u·cat·ing.
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.
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Origin of reeducate

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/, nounre·ed·u·ca·tive [ree-ej-oo-key-tiv], /riˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪv/, adjective

Words nearby reeducate

reed mace, reedman, reed organ, reed pipe, reed stop, reeducate, reed warbler, reedy, reef, reefer, reeffish
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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|Time

  • 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

  • And I remembered Krebs's words—that we must "reeducate ourselves."

    A Far Country, Complete|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for reeducate

re-educate
verb (tr)
to teach or show (someone) something new or in a different way

Derived forms of re-educate

re-education, noun
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