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educate

/ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/verb3 syllables

Educate means: create by training and teaching.

Synonyms for educate11

verb, as in create by training and teaching

train, develop, prepare, groom, build up

verb, as in teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise

also used for educate

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What does educate mean?3

verb

1

create by training and teaching“The old master is training world-class violinists”

2

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment“Cultivate your musical taste”

3

give an education to“We must educate our youngsters better”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Educate in a sentence

  • In the last analysis, methods don't educate children; people do.AlanF_US
  • In addition to being a parent, being able to educate is essential.Nuel
  • You must educate your tongue to distinguish good coffee from bad.speedwell
  • You will never know what she went through to educate her children.CM
  • I sacrificed a lot in order to educate my daughter.AlanF_US
  • Those who have no children educate them well.dimitris
  • Children try to educate their parents as best they can.Dejo
  • Educate other family members on how to load and operate the dishwasher properly.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of educate

as a verb

past tense
educated
present participle
educating
third-person singular
educates
past participle
educated