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 …—
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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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The finished product is now the title track of Black Country, New Road’s new album—one of many examples of a band that had to relearn the basics for a bold reinvention.
—Ian Cohen, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2025
Following his life-altering accident, Piccioni had to return to school to relearn how to be a doctor, eventually going back into the field two years later.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Escaping career quicksand requires an ongoing commitment to learn, unlearn, relearn, and repeat.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Katy, who was 17 at the time of the boating accident, is permanently disabled and has been undergoing intensive physical therapy to relearn how to walk.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ian Cohen, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2025
Following his life-altering accident, Piccioni had to return to school to relearn how to be a doctor, eventually going back into the field two years later.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Escaping career quicksand requires an ongoing commitment to learn, unlearn, relearn, and repeat.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Katy, who was 17 at the time of the boating accident, is permanently disabled and has been undergoing intensive physical therapy to relearn how to walk.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Relearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relearn. Accessed 5 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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