relearn
verb
re·learn
(ˌ)rē-ˈlərn 
relearned; relearning
: to learn (something) again
… even those in the class who had been playing for decades regressed to golf infancy. Everyone had to relearn the basics …—
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Rachel Urquhart… most of the top-selling books are printed in the original Japanese right-to-left format. Not only do readers have to relearn how to read comics, they have to relearn how to read a book.—Heidi MacDonald
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The Defense secretary is forcing society to relearn costly lessons of history.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 19 June 2026
Bond investors who spent two years buying data-centre debt on the strength of the tenant rather than the structure are now relearning it.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The woman's doctors said that playing video games could help her brain relearn how the body moves by observing the movement of virtual characters.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 19 June 2026
Bond investors who spent two years buying data-centre debt on the strength of the tenant rather than the structure are now relearning it.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The woman's doctors said that playing video games could help her brain relearn how the body moves by observing the movement of virtual characters.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
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“Relearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relearn. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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relearn
transitive verb
re·learn
ˈrē-ˈlərn
: to learn again (what has been forgotten)
relearning
noun
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