reteach

verb

re·​teach (ˌ)rē-ˈtēch How to pronounce reteach (audio)
retaught (ˌ)rē-ˈtȯt How to pronounce reteach (audio) ; reteaching
Synonyms of reteachnext

transitive verb

: to teach (someone or something) again
She decided to reteach the lesson the next day.
took up the guitar again and retaught himself to play

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But every so often, an opportunity emerges to reteach some basics. — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 Patients use special exercises and technology, like electric stimulation, to reteach their nervous system to control movement. — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024

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First Known Use

1674, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reteach was in 1674

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