reeducate

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verb

To educate or teach again, especially in order to remove bad practices.

OriginEnglish educate ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreeducate (third-person singular simple present reeducates, present participle reeducating, simple past and past participle reeducated)

present singular third person reeducates · participle present reeducating · participle past reeducated · past reeducated · alternative re-educate · alternative reëducate

  1. transitiveTo educate or teach again, especially in order to remove bad practices.
  2. transitiveTo rehabilitate.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englisheducate
  7. Englishreeducate

From re- + educate.

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Translations

Dutch heropvoeden
  • heropvoedenTranslations
Finnish kouluttaa uudelleen, opettaa uudelleen
  • kouluttaa uudelleenTranslations
  • opettaa uudelleenTranslations
French rééduquer
  • rééduquerTranslations
German umerziehen
  • umerziehenTranslations
Italian rieducare
  • rieducareTranslations
Polish reedukować
  • reedukowaćTranslations
Portuguese reeducar
  • reeducarTranslations
Russian перевоспи́тывать, перевоспита́ть
  • перевоспи́тывать (perevospítyvatʹ)Translations
  • перевоспита́ть (perevospitátʹ)Translations
Spanish reeducar
  • reeducarTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

reeducate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reeducate

MLA

“reeducate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reeducate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reeducate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reeducate.

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