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re⋅train

[ree-treyn]
–verb (used with object)
1. to train again, esp. for a different vocation or different tasks.
–verb (used without object)
2. to be retrained.

Origin:
1930–35; re- + train


re⋅train⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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re·train   (rē-trān')   
tr. & intr.v.   re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains
To train or undergo training again.
re·train'a·ble adj.
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Word Origin & History

retrain 
1934, from re- "back, again" + train (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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