Definition of educate
educated
;educating
transitive verb
1a : to provide schooling for chose to educate their children at homeb : to train by formal instruction and supervised practice especially in a skill, trade, or profession
2a : to develop mentally, morally, or aesthetically especially by instructionb : 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
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Examples of educate in a Sentence
Parents trust schools to educate their children.
The job of our public schools is to educate.
Origin and Etymology of educate
Middle English, to rear, from Latin educatus, past participle of educare to rear, educate, from educere to lead forth — more at educe
First Known Use: 15th century
Synonym Discussion of educate
EDUCATE Defined for English Language Learners
educate
playDefinition of educate for English Language Learners
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: to teach (someone) especially in a school, college, or university
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: to give (someone) information about something : to train (someone) to do something
EDUCATE Defined for Kids
educate
playDefinition of educate for Students
educated
;educating
1 : to provide schooling for Her parents are educating her at home.
2 : to develop the mind and morals of especially by formal instruction : teach Teachers work hard to educate their students.
3 : to provide with necessary information The public should be educated about how to save energy.
educator
\ˈe-jə-ˌkā-tər\ nounWord Root of educate
The Latin word ducere, meaning “to lead,” and its form ductus give us the roots duc and duct. Words from the Latin ducere have something to do with leading. A duct is a tube that leads from one place or organ to another. To educate, or teach, is to lead to knowledge. To induce is to lead into a particular state.
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