Definition of Educate

1. Verb. Give an education to. "We must educate our youngsters better"


2. Verb. Create by training and teaching. "We develop the leaders for the future"

3. Verb. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment. "She is well schooled in poetry"
Exact synonyms: Civilise, Civilize, Cultivate, School, Train
Generic synonyms: Down, Fine-tune, Polish, Refine
Specialized synonyms: Sophisticate
Derivative terms: Civilisation, Civilization, Cultivation, Education

Definition of Educate

1. v. t. To bring up or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty, etc.; to form and regulate the principles and character of; to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as, to educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste.

Definition of Educate

1. Verb. to instruct or train ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Educate

1. to teach [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES] - See also: teach

Medical Definition of Educate

1. To bring or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty, etc,; to form and regulate the principles and character of; to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as, to educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste. Synonym: To develop, instruct, teach, inform, enlighten, edify, bring up, train, breed, rear, discipline, indoctrinate. Origin: L. Educatus, p. P. Of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to educate, fr. Educere to ed forth, bring up (a child). See Educe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Educate

educ.
educabilities
educability
educable
educables
educamate
educamated
educamates
educamating
educamation
educand
educands
educashun
educatability
educatable
educate (current term)
educated
educated guess
educated guesses
educatedness
educatednesses
educatee
educatees
educates
educating
education
education of mentally retarded
educational
educational activity
educational institution

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