reeducation

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noun

The act of educating again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to new situations.

OriginEnglish education ← Latin ēducātiō ← Proto-Italic *doukō →
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Meanings

nounreeducation (countable and uncountable, plural reeducations)

plural reeducations · alternative re-education

  1. countableuncountableThe act of educating again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to new situations.
  2. countableeuphemisticuncountableInvoluntary political indoctrination.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brainwashing

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  8. Proto-Italic*eks
  9. Latinex
  10. Latinex-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  13. Proto-Italic*doukō
  14. Latindūcō
  15. Latindux
  16. Latinēducō
  17. Latinēducātiō
  18. Englisheducation
  19. Englishreeducation

From re- + education.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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