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
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Latin schola, from Greek scholē leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perhaps akin to Greek echein to hold — more at scheme entry 1
Noun (2)
Middle English scole, from Middle Dutch schole; akin to Old English scolu multitude and probably to Old English scylian to separate — more at skill entry 1
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c(1)