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to reinstruct

to reinstruct

5.5
To tell someone again how to do something more clearly
  • verb
  • /ˌriːɪnˈstrʌkt/
translation icon : reenseñar
  • After the mix-up, the teacher had to reinstruct the students on the correct procedure for the experiment.

Examples

  • It will take a concerted effort by dedicated people to reinstruct federal, state, and local bureaucrats in the proper allocation of government monies and in the importance of maintaining government neutrality in matters of religious belief.

    Academic text (2004)
  • I didn't tell his mechs either; I simply reinstructed them.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • A further revision changed the code "reinstruct" to "instruct" to allow the introduction of new coaching information during a drill to now be coded.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The manager decided to reinstruct the staff on the new safety protocols to avoid any confusion.

  • To ensure everyone was on the same page, she reinstructed her team about the project's deadlines.

Synonyms

to repeat
vsto reinstruct
1.0

To do or say something again

focuses on offering clear steps again rather than simple recurrence of actions
to reiterate
vsto reinstruct
100 5.9

To say something again to make it clear

focuses on offering clear steps again instead of simply saying things again
to restate
vsto reinstruct
23 3.4

To say something again in a different, clearer way

focuses on offering clear steps again rather than rephrasing information
to reteach
vsto reinstruct
1 3.7

To explain something again so someone understands it better

focuses on giving clear practical steps again rather than covering the whole subject
to rearticulate
vsto reinstruct
1 6.7

To say something again in a clearer way

prioritizes saying clear procedures again rather than only changing wording
to recapitulate
vsto reinstruct
  • Formal
1 8.6

To repeat the main theme near the end of a piece

focuses on offering clear steps again rather than summing up main points
to re-explain
vsto reinstruct
3.4

Say something again in a clearer way

focuses on giving practical steps again rather than making meanings clearer
to redescribe
vsto reinstruct
4.4

To describe something again in a different way to make it clearer

focuses on offering clear steps again rather than changing how things are phrased

How Thorough

to retrain
19 3.1
to reinstruct
5.5
to explain
1.0
to instruct
188 2.8
to remind
1.0
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

reinstruct infinitive
reinstructed past participle
reinstructing present participle
reinstructs third person singular

Morphology

reinstruct = instruct (transparent) = re + instruct

This is standard productive prefixation meaning 'instruct again', which is directly inferable from 're-' and 'instruct'.

Etymology

The word reinstruct is formed from re- meaning 'again' and instruct, which you can see in instruction and instructor and means 'to teach' or 'give directions'. So, to reinstruct is to give instructions again to make something clear or to correct earlier instructions.