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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛdʒʊkeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ej′ŏŏ kāt′)

Inflections of 'educate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

educates: v 3rd person singular

educating: v pres p

educated: v past

educated: v past p

ed•u•cate /ˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

Educationto teach (a person) by instruction or schooling;
train:an economist educated at Harvard.
Educationto provide education for;
send to school:They raised and educated their two daughters.

ed•u•cat•ed, adj.
ed•u•ca•tor, n. [countable]

educate

educated

educational

education

educator

Teachers educate their students. We need a well-educated work force. There are new educational methods in classes today. Education is important. Parents and educators got together to decide how to solve the problem.

See -duc-.

ed•u•cate (ej′ŏŏ kāt′),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
v.t.

Educationto develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling.
Educationto qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling, practice, etc.;
train:to educate someone for law.
Educationto provide schooling or training for;
send to school.
Educationto develop or train (the ear, taste, etc.):to educate one's palate to appreciate fine food.
Educationto inform:to educate oneself about the best course of action.

v.i.

Educationto educate a person or group:A television program that educates can also entertain.

Latin ēducātus brought up, taught (past participle of ēducāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + -duc- lead + -ātus -ate¹
1580–90

teach.

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educate /ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪt/ vb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to impart knowledge by formal instruction to (a pupil); teach
to provide schooling for (children)
to improve or develop (a person, judgment, taste, skills, etc)
to train for some particular purpose or occupation

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ēducāre to rear, educate, from dūcere to lead

'educate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

civilize - nurture - rear - school - broaden - educated - educatee - education - educational - educative - educator - educatory - form - groom - instruct - miseducate - punish - redbrick university - reeducate - teach - undereducate - smarten

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Synonyms: teach, tutor, instruct, train, drill, more...

Collocations: educate the [masses, population], educate them about the [dangers, risks] (of), were never educated [about, on] the [dangers] (of), more...

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