retrain Syllabification: (re·train)Pronunciation: /rēˈtrān/Translate retrain | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of retrain verb [with object] teach (someone) new skills, especially so that they can do a different job. [no object] learn new skills, especially so as to be able to do a different job:a workforce which is willing to retrainretrain in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of retrain in the British & World English dictionary