verb (used with object)
- to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
verb (used without object)
- to be retrained.
verb
- (tr) to teach (someone) a new skill so that he or she can do a job or find employment
- (intr) to learn a new skill with a view to doing a job or finding employment
1905, from re- “back, again” + train (v.). Related: Retrained; retraining.