re-educate

re-ed·u·cate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rey ej-oo-keyt]
- /reɪ ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt/
- /riː ˈedʒukeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey ej-oo-keyt]
- /reɪ ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt/

Definitions of re-educate word

verb with object re-educate to educate again, as for new purposes. 1
verb with object re-educate to educate for resumption of normal activities, as a disabled person. 1
verb with object re-educate to rehabilitate or reform through education, training, political indoctrination, etc. 1
verb re-educate If an organization such as a government tries to re-educate a group of people, they try to make them adopt new attitudes, beliefs, or types of behaviour. 0
verb re-educate to teach or show (someone) something new or in a different way 0

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Origin of re-educate

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10; re- + educate

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Parts of speech for Re-educate

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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re-educate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.