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to reeducate

to reeducate

2 4.7
To teach someone again so they learn new skills or change how they act
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪt/
translation icon : reeducar
  • The program aims to reeducate individuals who have been influenced by extremist ideologies.
  • need to reeducate
  • reeducate people

Examples

  • I had this conversation with some Republican folks in my office, and I had to reeducate them on this.

    Blog text (11)
  • First, make it a goal to reeducate him.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Or then try to reeducate people about why a 2% or 3% change is already very hard or very significant.

    Blog text (18)
  • The best plans for weight control are those that reeducate your way of looking at food and how you make healthy choices.

    Blog text (34)
  • But the point is, figure out what food types you love and reeducate yourself on healthy cooking techniques.

    Blog text (8)
  • People will have to be reeducated to assume positions that help society overall, but not in a traditional sense.

    Blog text (14)
  • Trombley then visits the customer to reeducate the staff handling the compostables.

    Academic text (1996)
  • I do resent that I've had to spend years reeducating myself about basic history.

    Blog text (6)
  • Many educators believe that it is important to reeducate students to combat misinformation in today's society.

  • To improve health outcomes, we must reeducate the community about the benefits of a balanced diet.

Synonyms

to indoctrinate
vsto reeducate
31 8.1

To teach people to accept beliefs without question, often to change how they think

promotes learning and changed beliefs while encouraging critical thought
to reprogram
vsto reeducate
7 5.6

Help a person change their habits or beliefs through training

focuses on deliberate teaching and learning rather than mechanical conditioning

Antonyms

Make a person or animal stop a learned habit

How Persuasive

to convert
131 4.5
to reeducate
2 4.7
to teach
1.0
to remind
1.0

Surface Forms

reeducate infinitive
reeducated past
reeducated past participle
reeducating present participle
reeducates third person singular

Morphology

reeducate = educate (transparent) = re + educate

This is a straightforward case of 're-' meaning 'again' attached to 'educate'.

Etymology

Reeducate is made from re- 'again' and educate 'to teach', the same root as education. It means to teach or train someone again, often to change their beliefs or behaviour.