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retrain

ret·rain

UK/ˈɹiːtɹeɪn/ US/riˈtreɪn/ uncommon

verb

1.

teach new skills

  • “We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment”
2.

train again

  • “He is retraining to become an IT worker”

Origin

From re- + train.

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