reeducate

verb

Definition of reeducatenext
as in to retrain

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Recent Examples of reeducate The pace of killings slackened, with cadres told to reeducate rather than exterminate those who’d strayed. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026 The Mending of Broken Bones is Lockhart’s fourth book aimed at reeducating the public about mathematics. — Dan Rockmore, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026 Ukrainian officials said the report provides irrefutable evidence that Russia is systemically deporting, illegally adopting, reeducating and militarizing children. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025 Researchers with the Yale Humanitarian Lab have identified a systematic campaign by Russia to abduct and reeducate Ukrainian children as Russian citizens and future soldiers. — Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 May 2025 Canada and Alaska took Indigenous children, including some from Cambridge Bay, away to be reeducated in abusive residential schools, where thousands died. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025 The state wants Exxon to pay billions of dollars and to reeducate the public that the vast majority of plastic isn’t recyclable and is just trash. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024 Like Astrid and Lydia before her, Gen Z is being reeducated via horror-movie camp humor. — Armond White, National Review, 11 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeducate
  1. retrain
  2. inform
  3. reteach
  4. familiarize
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  • This is why an open day at the school on July 26 ahead of its September launch will welcome anybody from the film industry — including non-actors who may be looking to retrain.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Reportedly, the royal household is struggling to recruit and retrain staff, which is partly why the king made the decision.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026
Definition of retrain
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  • Protesters derailed a rezoning meeting on Crown Center, cutting short a hearing intended to inform residents about redevelopment plans to accommodate a new downtown Royals stadium.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • My editor at Vulture has informed me that this is the name of the mysterious archer who iced Criston from across that field.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of inform
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  • This trend of inadequate math preparation among first-year university students, UC faculty said in their letter, results in instructors having to reteach middle school math while the level of course content drops below what’s needed for advanced STEM work.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
  • But every so often, an opportunity emerges to reteach some basics.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of reteach
Verb
  • That gives local supervisors of elections time to prepare voters, and voters time to familiarize themselves with new districts and candidates.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • Officials also advise travelers to carefully check their luggage for firearms or loose ammunition before departing for Saint Lucia and to familiarize themselves with local laws and customs before arriving.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of familiarize

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“Reeducate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeducate. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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