Definition of "reeducate" [reeducate]

• To instruct again, especially in order to change someone's behavior or beliefs. (verb-transitive)
• To retrain (a person) to function effectively; rehabilitate. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Still others have been intended to "reeducate" prisoners of doubtful loyalty, sometimes by demanding self-accusation and false confession as well as by administering harsh treatment."
• "A new initiative in Saudi Arabia aims to root out extremist teachers and 'reeducate' them away from terror."
• "With official backing, Zionists worked tirelessly to "reeducate" Germany's Jews."