educate
to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling.
to qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling, practice, etc.; train: to educate someone for law.
to provide schooling or training for; send to school.
to develop or train (the ear, taste, etc.): to educate one's palate to appreciate fine food.
to inform: to educate oneself about the best course of action.
to educate a person or group: A television program that educates can also entertain.
Origin of educate
1synonym study For educate
Other words for educate
Other words from educate
- o·ver·ed·u·cate, verb (used with object), o·ver·ed·u·cat·ed, o·ver·ed·u·cat·ing.
- pre·ed·u·cate, verb (used with object), pre·ed·u·cat·ed, pre·ed·u·cat·ing.
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How to use educate in a sentence
Children should also be educated about AI and encouraged to participate in its development.
Why kids need special protection from AI’s influence | Karen Hao | September 17, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThis staff needs to be trained, and voters need to be educated on the process.
Vote by mail: Which states allow absentee voting | Kate Rabinowitz, Brittany Mayes | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe other trend evident from the map above is that Democrats are gaining ground in the affluent, well-educated counties around Philadelphia.
Why Pennsylvania Could Decide The 2020 Election | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 15, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThat means its leaders try to educate on what kinds of decisions would help Netflix thrive.
What if Your Company Had No Rules? (Bonus Episode) | Maria Konnikova | September 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsTogether, they began forming the network of Drag Ambassadors and supplying them with information and materials to educate their own audiences.
Virtual Drag Out the Vote event features ‘Drag Race’ alum | Steph Purifoy | September 11, 2020 | Washington Blade
We were able, hopefully, to educate those policy makers… As of December of this year, cooler heads have prevailed.
SWAT Lobby Shoots to Kill Police Reform After Ferguson | Tim Mak | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMegatron took it upon herself to educate her own kids before they were introduced to sex at school.
The Next Frontier of Sex Ed: How Porn Twists Teens’ Brains | Aurora Snow | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed--she has helped educate the world on the titillating culture of kink.
The fliers, Ancona explained, are meant to educate people on what rights they legally have to use lethal force in self-defense.
The Klan’s Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its Hypocritical Rebrand | Caitlin Dickson | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Emmanuel came he tried to educate us, telling us you have to stop killing, destroying, being corrupted.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo | Nina Strochlic | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTeducate them for the Store and the Counting House—to do every-day practical business.
So they talked of newer plans, while Smillie toiled like a giant to educate and organize the miners.
The Underworld | James C. WelshBut her chief purpose was to educate the school children in the larger, more wholesome ideas of peace.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianYou get an ordinary, grinning, red-headed boy, and you have to educate him.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonThen why not educate him in some way that will really fit him to make a better living, and be a better man?
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
British Dictionary definitions for educate
/ (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪt) /
(also intr) to impart knowledge by formal instruction to (a pupil); teach
to provide schooling for (children): I have educated my children at the best schools
to improve or develop (a person, judgment, taste, skills, etc)
to train for some particular purpose or occupation
Origin of educate
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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