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 …—
Rachel Urquhart
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 now six-year-old had to relearn to walk four times during his treatment, whereas Bennnett, Alisha tells, never stopped walking.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Citizens must relearn how to shame destructive lies and refuse to tolerate the intolerable.
—Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Some additions and changes are superfluous, but the update generally succeeds at improving functionality without introducing jarring changes that isolate users or force them to relearn how to use their phone.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
One of her comments always resonates for me, that civics is something that has to be learned and relearned because it’s not stamped on our DNA.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Citizens must relearn how to shame destructive lies and refuse to tolerate the intolerable.
—Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Some additions and changes are superfluous, but the update generally succeeds at improving functionality without introducing jarring changes that isolate users or force them to relearn how to use their phone.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
One of her comments always resonates for me, that civics is something that has to be learned and relearned because it’s not stamped on our DNA.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Relearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relearn. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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relearn
transitive verb
re·learn
ˈrē-ˈlərn
: to learn again (what has been forgotten)
relearning
noun
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