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Educate

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Verb

1. educate

give an education to

Example Sentences:
'We must educate our youngsters better'

2. develop, educate, prepare, train

create by training and teaching

Example Sentences:
'The old master is training world-class violinists'
'we develop the leaders for the future'

3. civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

Example Sentences:
'Cultivate your musical taste'
'Train your tastebuds'
'She is well schooled in poetry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Educate

see synonyms of educate
verb (mainly tr)
1. (also intr)
to impart knowledge by formal instruction to (a pupil); teach
2. 
to provide schooling for (children)
I have educated my children at the best schools
3. 
to improve or develop (a person, judgment, taste, skills, etc)
4. 
to train for some particular purpose or occupation

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Educate

see synonyms of educate
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈeduˌcated or ˈeduˌcating
1. 
to train or develop the knowledge, skill, mind, or character of, esp. by formal schooling or study; teach; instruct
2. 
to form and develop (one's taste, etc.)
3. 
to pay for the schooling of (a person)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Educate

see synonyms of educate
v. ed·u·cat·ed, ed·u·cat·ing, ed·u·cates
v.tr.
1. To develop the mental, moral, or social capabilities of, especially by schooling or instruction. See Synonyms at teach.
2. To provide with knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose: decided to educate herself in foreign languages; entered a seminary to be educated for the priesthood.
3. To provide with information, as in an effort to gain support for a position or to influence behavior: hoped to educate the voters about the need for increased spending on public schools.
4. To develop or refine (one's taste or appreciation, for example).
v.intr.
To teach or instruct a person or group.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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