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.

to educate for resumption of normal activities, as a disabled person.

to rehabilitate or reform through education, training, political indoctrination, etc.

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Origin of reeducate

First recorded in 1800–10; re- + educate

OTHER WORDS FROM reeducate

re·ed·u·ca·tion, nounre·ed·u·ca·tive, adjective

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The communist reeducation camps, the flight of the boat people, and the Cambodian killing fields followed.
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The way was smoothed for his doing so by the avoidance of any compulsory scheme of reeducation.
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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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