reeducate

or re-ed·u·cate

[ ree-ej-oo-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, re·ed·u·cat·ed, re·ed·u·cat·ing.

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.

Other Words From

• re·ed·u·ca·tion [ree--ej-, oo, -, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
• re·ed·u·ca·tive [ree-, ej, -, oo, -key-tiv], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reeducate¹

First recorded in 1800–10; re- + educate

Example Sentences

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.

From Time

According to the regulations, the primary responsibilities of prison administrators are to rehabilitate and to reeducate inmates.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg