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ed·u·cate  (j-kt)

v. ed·u·cat·ed, ed·u·cat·ing, ed·u·cates

v.tr.

1. To develop the innate capacities of, especially by schooling or instruction. See Synonyms at teach.

2. To provide with knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose: decided to educate herself in foreign languages; entered a seminary to be educated for the priesthood.

3.

a. To provide with information; inform: a campaign that educated the public about the dangers of smoking.

b. To bring to an understanding or acceptance: hoped to educate the voters to the need for increased spending on public schools.

4. To stimulate or develop the mental or moral growth of.

5. To develop or refine (one's taste or appreciation, for example).

v.intr.

To teach or instruct a person or group.

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[Middle English educaten, from Latin ducre, ductus; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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educate [ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪt]

vb (mainly tr)

1. (Social Science / Education) (also intr) to impart knowledge by formal instruction to (a pupil); teach

2. to provide schooling for (children) I have educated my children at the best schools

3. to improve or develop (a person, judgment, taste, skills, etc.)

4. to train for some particular purpose or occupation

[from Latin ēducāre to rear, educate, from dūcere to lead]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" socialise, socialize - train for a social environment; "The children must be properly socialized" groom, train, prepare - educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" co-educate, coeducate - educate persons of both sexes together school - educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"
	2.	educate - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" train, prepare, develop build up, develop - change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" retrain - teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment" drill - train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons house-train, housebreak - train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house toilet-train - train (a small child) to use the toilet instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" groom, train, prepare - educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"
	3.	educate - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" civilise, civilize, school, cultivate, train fine-tune, refine, polish, down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" sophisticate - make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"

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educate

verb teach, school, train, coach, develop, improve, exercise, inform, discipline, rear, foster, mature, drill, tutor, instruct, cultivate, enlighten, civilize, edify, indoctrinate He was educated at the local grammar school.

Translations

educate [ˈedjʊkeɪt] VT (= teach) → enseñar; (= train) → educar, formar; (= provide instruction in) → instruir
where were you educated? → ¿dónde cursó sus estudios?
he is being privately educated → cursa estudios en un colegio privado

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educate [ˈɛdʒʊkeɪt] vt

(in school) (= teach) → instruire
to be educated at
She was educated at → Elle a fait ses études à ...

(= provide with information) → éduquer
to educate sb about sth → sensibiliser qn à qch
to educate sb in sth → sensibiliser qn à qch

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educate

vt

(Sch, Univ) → erziehen; the parents’ role in educating their children → die Rolle der Eltern bei der Erziehung ihrer Kinder; he’s hardly educated at all → er ist ziemlich ungebildet; he was educated at Eton → er ist in Eton zur Schule gegangen

public → informieren; we need to educate our children about drugs → wir müssen dafür sorgen, dass unsere Kinder über Drogen Bescheid wissen

the mind → schulen; one’s tastes → (aus)bilden

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educate [ˈɛdjʊkeɪt] vt (pupil) → istruire; (the public, the mind) → educare; (tastes) → affinare
I was educated abroad → ho fatto i miei studi all'estero

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educate

v educate [ˈedjukeit]

to train and teach He was educated at a private school. opvoed, onderwys يُثَقِّف، يُعَلِّم، يُهَذِب обучавам vzdělávat uddanne; undervise erziehen εκπαιδεύω, μορφώνω educar, formar koolitama آموزش دادن؛ تربیت کردن kouluttaa faire faire ses études à, éduquer לְלָמֵד, לְחָנֵך शिक्षा प्रदान करना obrazovati oktat mendidik mennta(st) istruire 教育する 교육하다 lavinti, mokyti audzināt; izglītot belajar opleiden utdanne, undervise kształcić educar a educa, a instrui давать образование vzdelávať šolati (se) obrazovati utbilda เรียน; ศึกษา eğitmek 教育 виховувати; давати освіту تعلیم مہیا کرنا giáo dục 教育

n eduˈcation

instruction and teaching, especially of children and young people in schools, universities etc His lack of education prevented him from getting a good job. opvoeding, opleiding تَعْليم، ثَقافَه обучение vzdělání uddannelse; undervisning die Erziehung, die Ausbildung εκπαίδευση, παιδεία educación koolitus آموزش؛ تحصیلات koulutus études חִינוּך शिक्षा obrazovanje nevelés, oktatás pendidikan menntun, fræðsla istruzione 教育 교육 (išsi)lavinimas, mokymas(is), švietimas audzināšana; izglītība pendidikan onderwijs utdanning, undervisning, opplæring wykształcenie educação edu­caţie, studii образование vzdelanie izobrazba obrazovanje utbildning การศึกษา eğitim 教育 виховання; освіта تعلیم sự giáo dục 教育

adj eduˈcational

1 of education educational methods. opvoedkundig تَعْليمي предагогически vzdělávací uddannelses-; undervisnings- erzieherisch εκπαιδευτικός, μορφωτικός educacional, docente kasvatus-, õpetus- آموزشی koulutuksellinen pédagogique חִינוּכִי शैक्षि, शिक्षा संबंधी obrazovni nevelési; tan- mengenai pendidikan fræðslu-, mennta- istruttivo, educativo 教育上の 교육상의 mokomasis, mokymo, pedagoginis izglītības-; audzināšanas-; pedagoģisks pelajaran onderwijs- oppdragelses-, utdannings-, pedagogisk edukacyjny educacional pedagogic воспитательный vzdelávací izobraževalen obrazovni utbildnings-, undervisnings- เกี่ยวกับการศึกษา eğitimsel 教育的 освітній; виховний تعلیمی thuộc giáo dục 教育的

2 providing information Our visit to the zoo was educational as well as enjoyable. inlig تَثْقيفي образователен poučný lærerig; oplysende belehrend εκπαιδευτικός, επιμορφωτικός educativo hariv آموزشی opettavainen éducatif מְלָמֵד शिक्षा संबंधी सूचनाएं poučan ismeretterjesztő mengandung pendidikan fræðandi educativo 教育的な 교육적인 mokomasis, auklėjamasis izglītojošs memberi pelajaran leerzaam lærerik pouczający educativo edu­cativ познавательный poučný poučen obrazovni bildande การให้ข้อมูลความรู้ eğitici 有教育意義的 навчальний معلومات فراہم کرنے والا có tính giáo dục 有教育意义的

n eduˈcation(al)ist

an expert in methods of educating. opvoedkundige إخْتِصاصي في التَّرْبِيَه، مُرَبٍّ педагог pedagog, -žka pædagog; lærer der Pädagoge, die Pädagogin παιδαγωγός pedagogo kasvatusteadlane کارشناس آموزش و پرورش kasvatustieteilijä pédagogue מְחָנֵך शिक्षाविद्, शिक्षाशास्त्री pedagog pedagógus ahli pendidikan uppeldisfræðingur educatore 教育学者 교육가 pedagogas pedagoģijas metodoloģijas speciālists kaedah pembelajaran onderwijsdeskundige pedagog pedagog educador pedagog педагог-методист pedagóg, -ička pedagog pedagog pedagog ผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านการศึกษา eğitimci, eğitim uzmanı 教育家 педагог-теоретик; освітянин ماہر تعلیمات nhà giáo dục 教育家