relearn
verb
re·learn
(ˌ)rē-ˈlərn 
relearned; relearning
: to learn (something) again
… even those in the class who had been playing for decades regressed to golf infancy. Everyone had to relearn the basics …—
Rachel Urquhart
Rachel Urquhart… most of the top-selling books are printed in the original Japanese right-to-left format. Not only do readers have to relearn how to read comics, they have to relearn how to read a book.—Heidi MacDonald
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What’s clear is that despite the experience of the first Trump administration and the pandemic, some companies are about to relearn painful lessons from the past decade.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2025
The accents of some of these actors, particularly Gomez, who lost her Spanish speaking abilities and relearned the language for the movie, have drawn criticism.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Photo by James Fisher/Tourism Australia In fact, these medicine walks can be a subtly political act, as Indigenous communities around the world relearn knowledge that colonizing forces had long ago regulated or even prohibited.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
However, the process of relearning how to hear using your implant can take a while.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2025
The accents of some of these actors, particularly Gomez, who lost her Spanish speaking abilities and relearned the language for the movie, have drawn criticism.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Photo by James Fisher/Tourism Australia In fact, these medicine walks can be a subtly political act, as Indigenous communities around the world relearn knowledge that colonizing forces had long ago regulated or even prohibited.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
However, the process of relearning how to hear using your implant can take a while.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Relearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relearn. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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relearn
transitive verb
re·learn
ˈrē-ˈlərn
: to learn again (what has been forgotten)
relearning
noun
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