Retrain

//ɹiːˈtɹeɪn// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of training again.

    "This adds a bit of complexity as it means that our solution should not retrain for every request coming in but be able to determine whether a retrain is worth it for a given request or whether the model is already up to date."

Verb
  1. 1
    To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job ambitransitive

    "New York City's largest hospital has agreed to retrain some unionized employees whose jobs were to be eliminated under an austerity drive, the hospital and its largest labor union said yesterday."

  2. 2
    train again wordnet
  3. 3
    teach new skills wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
reeducate

Example

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"Do you think you can retrain him, or is he hopeless?"

Etymology

From re- + train.

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