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

How to use reeducate in a sentence

Three years ago, your husband should have reeducated his mom about house rules and secondhand smoke, and two years ago he should have started booking hotels.
Carolyn Hax: She says it’s complicated, but his choice is pretty simple|Carolyn Hax|December 27, 2020|Washington Post
In theory, reeducation through labor is meant to correct subversive minds through hard work.
Are Your Christmas Gifts Made in the Chinese Gulag?|Dan Levin|December 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Thousands of members have been detained since, and many have been abused in detention or sent to labor reeducation camps.
China’s Doomsday Crackdown|Melinda Liu|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And you too can help with the reeducation and reindustrialization—but it will cost you $9.95 a month.
Glenn Beck’s Obama Pee Stunt Shows He’s Still in Populist Huckster Game|Michael Moynihan|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The communist reeducation camps, the flight of the boat people, and the Cambodian killing fields followed.
The Jewish Daily Forward Defined the Word Obama’s Now Using as a Slogan|Seth Lipsky|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The way was smoothed for his doing so by the avoidance of any compulsory scheme of reeducation.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various
Other directorates of the ministry deal with prisons and labor settlements, reeducation of minors, and state archives.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Reeducation includes political reorientation, general education, and vocational training.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

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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