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Definition of Educate
1. Verb. Give an education to. "We must educate our youngsters better"
Specialized synonyms: Socialise, Socialize, Groom, Prepare, Train, Co-educate, Coeducate, School
Derivative terms: Educatee, Education, Education, Education, Educative, Educator
2. Verb. Create by training and teaching. "We develop the leaders for the future"
Related verbs: Build Up, Develop, Prepare, Train, Groom, Prepare, Train
Specialized synonyms: Retrain, Drill, House-train, Housebreak, Toilet-train
Generic synonyms: Instruct, Learn, Teach
Derivative terms: Education, Education, Education, Education, Educative, Preparation, Preparatory, Trainee, Trainer, Training
3. Verb. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment. "She is well schooled in poetry"
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
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