retrain
verb
re·train
(ˌ)rē-ˈtrān 
retrained; retraining; retrains
: to train again or anew
: to become trained again
Examples of retrain in a Sentence
The organization retrains people who have lost their jobs.
He is retraining for another job.
He retrained as a mechanic.
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Any ideas for how to retrain my brain after a lifetime of this habit?
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
The judge allowed for the people to be released and ordered the officers who made the arrests to be retrained, according to Mark Fleming, an attorney involved in the case for the National Immigrant Justice Center.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
By the time astronauts return to Earth, their muscles are weaker, their bones more fragile, and their balance systems need retraining.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The group is expected to receive a copy of the algorithm from ByteDance as part of the deal and would retrain it on US user data.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
The judge allowed for the people to be released and ordered the officers who made the arrests to be retrained, according to Mark Fleming, an attorney involved in the case for the National Immigrant Justice Center.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
By the time astronauts return to Earth, their muscles are weaker, their bones more fragile, and their balance systems need retraining.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The group is expected to receive a copy of the algorithm from ByteDance as part of the deal and would retrain it on US user data.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retrain
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“Retrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrain. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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