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educate Definition

edu·cate (ejo̵̅o̅ kāt′, ejə-)

transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing

  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)

Etymology: ME educaten < L educatus, pp. of educare, to bring up, rear, or train < educere < e-, out + ducere, to lead: see duct

educate Synonyms

educate

v.

teach, tutor, instruct, train; see teach 1. See syn. study at teach.

educate Usage Examples

Object

  • guess: Whether this was out of love or out of a desire to be rid of me I can only make an educated guess.
  • elite: Donors tend to be in close contact with educated, urban elites whose links with poor people are tenuous.
  • guesswork: A lot is educated guesswork, some is derived from undercurrents in news postings.
  • workforce: If we are to maintain an educated workforce, children need to be raised in homes where learning is encouraged.
  • consumer: Richard Tipper, managing director of ECCM, believes that the task of educating the average consumer is challenging.
  • youngster: I said I was trying to educate 30 youngsters so they could enter the world of finance with some understanding.

Subject

  • monk: He was educated by the monks of Beauly Priory and founded a church in Kilmuir and in Glenelg.
  • tutor: Virginia was educated by private tutors and by extensive reading of literary classics in her father's library.

Modifying Another Word

  • privately: Bell was privately educated in the Channel Islands, and in Paris and Brussels.
  • poorly: Mostly they were poorly educated, or not educated at all.
  • highly: In fact, he's merely a highly educated second hand car salesman in a suit.
  • preferably: Preferably educated to A Level standard or beyond you will have a minimum of 4 years office based work experience.

Preposition: at

  • university: Andy Drummond was born in Edinburgh and educated at the universities of Aberdeen, where he studied modern languages, and London.
  • school: Unlike previous heirs to the throne, The Prince of Wales was educated at school rather than at home by a private tutor.
  • home: In our view children educated at home should not be deprived of these opportunities to assess their progress.

Present participle complement

accord: All parents have the right to have their children educated according to their own beliefs.

Preposition: in

  • school: Most children had previously been educated in elementary schools to the age of 14.
  • classroom: This requires educators to ensure that all children achieve their potential when educated in the regular classroom.

Preposition: for

citizenship: We are expected to educate for citizenship while steering away from issues which are considered political or ideological and thus outside the mainstream curriculum.

Preposition: by

monk: He was educated by the monks of Beauly Priory and founded a church in Kilmuir and in Glenelg.

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