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re⋅ed⋅u⋅cate

  [ree-ej-oo-keyt]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
1. to educate again, as for new purposes.
2. to educate for resumption of normal activities, as a disabled person.
3. to rehabilitate or reform through education, training, political indoctrination, etc.
Also, re-ed⋅u⋅cate.

Origin:
1800–10; re- + educate

Related forms:
re⋅ed⋅u⋅ca⋅tion, noun
re⋅ed⋅u⋅ca⋅tive, adjective
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re·ed·u·cate also re-ed·u·cate   (rē-ěj'ə-kāt')   
tr.v.   re·ed·u·cat·ed also re-ed·u·cat·ed, re·ed·u·cat·ing also re-ed·u·cat·ing, re·ed·u·cates also re-ed·u·cates

  1. To instruct again, especially in order to change someone's behavior or beliefs.

  2. To retrain (a person) to function effectively; rehabilitate.

re·ed'u·ca'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·ed·u·cate
Pronunciation: (')rE-'ej-&-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed;-cat·ing
: to subject to reeducation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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