Synonyms for retrain
re·train

Princeton's WordNet

1. retrainverb

   teach new skills

   "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment"

2. retrainverb

   train again

   "He is retraining to become an IT worker"

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1. • Train

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1. List of paraphrases for "retrain":

   recycle

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How to say retrain in sign language?

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How to use retrain in a sentence?

1. Frederic Neumann:

   Don't bet on a rebound in China later this year. The government has tried a lot to spur growth but so far it's not working, and that could also retrain energy demand.

2. Steve Mills:

   We’re still sort of learning exactly how all this works, you just don’t fully know how information you put in, if it is used to retrain these models, how it manifests as outputs at some point, or if it does.

3. Peter McWilliams:

   To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves...We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here--with its gift of energy and heightened awareness--so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation.

4. Londoner Kaya Cheshire:

   Retraining your brain to what things smell like so you can remember is a bit mysterious, but using the memory to retrain the neurons can work in both directions. The memory can help you smell, and the smell can help you remember.

5. Cecil Roberts:

   We can retrain people until the cows come home here but their standard of living is going to be reduced, we want to hear how we retrain somebody to be part of the middle class.