reteach

R1E1T1E1A1C3H4

verb

To teach (someone) again.

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

verbreteach (third-person singular simple present reteaches, present participle reteaching, simple past and past participle retaught)

present singular third person reteaches · participle present reteaching · participle past retaught · past retaught

  1. transitiveTo teach (someone) again.

Origin

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

From re- + teach.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

teacherhectarecheaterArtecherecheatechtrae
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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