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educate

verb

ed·​u·​cate ˈe-jə-ˌkāt How to pronounce educate (audio)
educated; educating

transitive verb

1
a
: to provide schooling for
chose to educate their children at home
b
: to train by formal instruction and supervised practice especially in a skill, trade, or profession
2
a
: to develop mentally, morally, or aesthetically especially by instruction
b
: to provide with information : inform
educating themselves about changes in the industry
3
: to persuade or condition to feel, believe, or act in a desired way
educate the public to support our position

intransitive verb

: to educate a person or thing
Choose the Right Synonym for educate

teach, instruct, educate, train, discipline, school mean to cause to acquire knowledge or skill.

teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn.

taught us a lot about our planet

instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching.

instructs raw recruits in military drill

educate implies development of the mind.

more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person

train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view.

trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft

discipline implies training in habits of order and precision.

a disciplined mind

school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master.

schooled the horse in five gaits

Example Sentences

Parents trust schools to educate their children. The job of our public schools is to educate.
Recent Examples on the Web The state didn’t challenge this claim but asserted that its responsibility to educate the young took priority. William A. Galston, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 This is insulting to an entire community working tirelessly to educate / change / provide alternative solutions / invest in climate positive solutions — to hire someone promoting over consumption and capitalism is beyond absurd! Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Along with working with the Morton Arboretum, Wierema said all three communities are putting information on their websites to educate their residents. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Gelsomino said Cleveland has consistently ignored First Amendment expression despite training and policies intended to educate officers. Melissa Noel, Essence, 6 Sep. 2022 The school serves to educate mostly impoverished, rural, indigenous communities. David Culver, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 IndyGo is also beginning to roll out an effort to educate passengers on how to pay for rides on the Red Line. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022 For him, the most rewarding aspect is getting to educate ordinary folks who don't often get to see farm animals. Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2022 Upon arrival, Arizmendiarrieta began using the local Catholic Action center to educate young workers through study circles, which met in a converted seventeenth-century palace. Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, to rear, from Latin educatus, past participle of educare to rear, educate, from educere to lead forth — more at educe

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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The first known use of educate was in the 15th century

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