re-educate
(redirected from re-educating)re·ed·u·cate
also re-ed·u·cate (rē-ĕj′ə-kāt′)tr.v. re·ed·u·cat·ed, re·ed·u·cat·ing, re·ed·u·cates also re-ed·u·cat·ed or re-ed·u·cat·ing or re-ed·u·cates
1. To instruct again, especially in order to change someone's behavior or beliefs.
2. To retrain (a person) to function effectively; rehabilitate.
re·ed′u·ca′tion n.
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re-educate
vb (tr)
to teach or show (someone) something new or in a different way
ˌre-eduˈcation n
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Past participle: re-educated
Gerund: re-educating
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