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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRe-educate
/ˌriːˈɛdʒ.ʊ.keɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To teach someone a new set of skills, attitudes, or beliefs, often to replace outdated or incorrect ones.
"The factory introduced comprehensive training programs to re-educate workers on modern automated machinery." - 2
To subject individuals or populations to a systematic process of political or ideological indoctrination.
"Following the political upheaval, the regime sought to re-educate dissidents in remote camps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by affixation, combining the prefix 're-' (denoting repetition or reversal, from Latin) with 'educate', which derives from the Latin 'educatus', past participle of 'educare' meaning 'to bring up' or 'to train'. Emerging in the late 19th century, the term gained prominent political and sociological usage in the 20th century to describe systematic ideological or behavioral retraining.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Re-educate" is said worldwide
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rééduquer
Transliteration: /ʁe.e.dy.ke/
"Le centre aide à rééduquer les patients après une blessure grave."
umzuschulen
Transliteration: /ˈʊmˌʃuːlən/
"Das Ziel ist es, arbeitslose Arbeitnehmer in neue Branchen umzuschulen."
rieducare
Transliteration: /ri.e.duˈka.re/
"Il programma mira a rieducare i criminali per favorire il loro reinserimento sociale."
reeducar
Transliteration: /re.e.ðuˈkaɾ/
"Es necesario reeducar a la población sobre la importancia del reciclaje."
reeducar
Transliteration: /ʁe.e.duˈkaɾ/
"O fisioterapeuta ajudou a reeducar os músculos do paciente."
पुनःशिक्schit करना
Transliteration: punah-shikshit karna
Script: पुनःशिक्षित करना
"बेरोजगार युवाओं को नए कौशल के लिए पुनःशिक्षित करना महत्वपूर्ण है।"
再教育
Transliteration: zài jiàoyù
"该机构致力于为失业人员提供技术再教育。"
재교육하다
Transliteration: jae-gyoyuk-hada
"회사는 새로운 기술 도입에 맞춰 직원들을 재교육하기로 했다."
再教育する
Transliteration: sai-kyōiku suru
"変化する市場に合わせて従業員を再教育する必要があります。"
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