educate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling.
- Synonyms:
- indoctrinate, drill, school, instruct
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to qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling, practice, etc.; train.
to educate someone for law.
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to provide schooling or training for; send to school.
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to develop or train (the ear, taste, etc.).
to educate one's palate to appreciate fine food.
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to inform.
to educate oneself about the best course of action.
verb (used without object)
verb
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(also intr) to impart knowledge by formal instruction to (a pupil); teach
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to provide schooling for (children)
I have educated my children at the best schools
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to improve or develop (a person, judgment, taste, skills, etc)
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to train for some particular purpose or occupation
Related Words
See teach.
Other Word Forms
- overeducate verb (used with object)
- preeducate verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of educate
First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English educate, educatyn, from Latin ēducātus “brought up, nurtured, taught” (past participle of ēducāre ), equivalent to ē- + -duc-, variant of dūc- “to lead” + -ātus e- 1, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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“But here we’re trying to build a company for a very long time,” he added, and that in the long term, the company’s goal is to educate “billions” of people.
From MarketWatch
He said he loved her but felt obligated to keep his parents, and the wider public, in the dark until she was properly educated, and he had returned from the Arctic in triumph.
From Literature
Take an insurance policy by being broadly educated, being deeply educated, being flexible in the face of change, maybe saving money to get through the disruptions—the things you’d do in any time of uncertainty.
"I also knew that as voting members, most people in the audience would have seen I Swear and would be well prepared, well educated and well informed about my condition," he said.
From BBC
In Districts 3 and 4, they ran younger members of the family, better educated and with less of a godfather image than the older generation.
From BBC
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