educate

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educate educated

Main Entry: ed·u·cate
Pronunciation: 'e-j&-"kAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -cat·ed; -cat·ing
Etymology: Middle English, to rear, from Latin educatus, past participle of educare to rear, educate, from educere to lead forth -- more at EDUCE
transitive verb
1 a : to provide schooling for <chose to educate their children at home> b : to train by formal instruction and supervised practice especially in a skill, trade, or profession
2 a : to develop mentally, morally, or aesthetically especially by instruction b : to provide with information : INFORM <educating themselves about changes in the industry>
3 : to persuade or condition to feel, believe, or act in a desired way <educate the public to support our position>
intransitive verb : to educate a person or thing
synonym see TEACH