educate

ed·u·cate

 (ĕj′ə-kāt′)

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

v.tr.

1. To develop the mental, moral, or social capabilities 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. To provide with information, as in an effort to gain support for a position or to influence behavior: hoped to educate the voters about the need for increased spending on public schools.

4. 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 ēducāre, ēducātus; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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educate

(ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪt)

vb (mainly tr)

1. (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

[C15: from Latin ēducāre to rear, educate, from dūcere to lead]

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ed•u•cate

(ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t.

1. to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by instruction or schooling.

2. to qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling or practice.

3. to provide education for; send to school.

4. to develop or train (the ear, taste, etc.).

5. to impart knowledge to; provide with information: to educate consumers.

v.i.

6. to educate a person or group.

[1580–90; < Latin ēducātus, past participle of ēducāre to bring up, nurture =ē- e- + -ducāre, durative derivative of dūcere to lead]

syn: See teach.

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bring up

– raise – educate

1. 'bring up'

When you bring up children, you look you look after them throughout their childhood, as their parent or guardian.

Tony was brought up in a working-class family.

When my parents died, my grandparents brought me up.

2. 'raise'

Raise can be used to mean bring up.

Lynne raised three children on her own.

They want to get married and raise a family.

3. 'educate'

Don't confuse bring up or raise with educate. When children are educated, they are taught different subjects over a long period, usually at school.

Many more schools are needed to educate the young.

He was educated in an English public school.

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educate

Past participle: educated
Gerund: educating

Imperative

educate

educate

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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" coeducate, co-educate - 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 housebreak, house-train - 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.

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educate

verb

1. To impart knowledge and skill to:

coach, discipline, instruct, school, teach, train, tutor.

2. To impart information to:

acquaint, advise, apprise, enlighten, inform, notify, tell.

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Translations

يُثَقِّف، يُعَلِّم، يُهَذِب

vzdělat

uddanneundervise

erziehenbilden

εκπαιδεύω

educarformarinstruir

kasvattaakouluttaa

éduquerfaire faire ses études à

mennta

istruireeducareeducativoeducazione permanentefilm didattico

auklėjamasislavinimaslavintimokomasismokymas

audzinātizglītot

utdanneundervise

educar

образовывать

vzdelávať

izobraževatišolati

utbilda

eğitmek

教育

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

(ˈedjukeit) verb

to train and teach. He was educated at a private school. opvoed, onderwys يُثَقِّف، يُعَلِّم، يُهَذِب обучавам educar vzdělávat erziehen uddanne; undervise εκπαιδεύω, μορφώνωeducar, 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 opleidenutdanne, undervisekształcić روزل، ښوول، تر بيه كول 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

ˌeduˈcation noun

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 educação vzdělání die Erziehung, die Ausbildung uddannelse; undervisning εκπαίδευση, παιδείαeducación koolitus آموزش؛ تحصیلات koulutus étudesחינוך शिक्षा obrazovanje nevelés, oktatás pendidikan menntun, fræðsla istruzione 教育 교육 (išsi)lavinimas, mokymas(is), švietimas audzināšana; izglītība pendidikan onderwijsutdanning, undervisning, opplæringwykształcenie (معارف) دښوونې او رو زني علم، تعليم، زده كړه educação edu­caţie, studii образование vzdelanie izobrazba obrazovanje utbildning การศึกษา eğitim 教育 виховання; освіта تعلیم sự giáo dục 教育

ˌeduˈcational adjective

1. of education. educational methods. opvoedkundig تَعْليمي предагогически educacional vzdělávací erzieherisch uddannelses-; undervisnings- εκπαιδευτικός, μορφωτικόςeducacional, docente kasvatus-, õpetus- آموزشی koulutuksellinen pédagogiqueחינוכי 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-, pedagogiskedukacyjny تعليمى، دزده كړى 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 educativo poučný belehrend lærerig; oplysende 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 leerzaamlærerikpouczający دزده كړى 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

ˌeduˈcation(al)ist noun

an expert in methods of educating. opvoedkundige إخْتِصاصي في التَّرْبِيَه، مُرَبٍّ педагог educador pedagog, -žka der Pädagoge, die Pädagogin pædagog; lærer παιδαγωγόςpedagogo kasvatusteadlane کارشناس آموزش و پرورش kasvatustieteilijä pédagogueמחנך शिक्षाविद्, शिक्षाशास्त्री pedagog pedagógus ahli pendidikan uppeldisfræðingur educatore 教育学者 교육가 pedagogas pedagoģijas metodoloģijas speciālists kaedah pembelajaran onderwijsdeskundige pedagog pedagog د پانه او روزنه کار پوهه 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

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educate

vt. educar, enseñar, instruir.

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educate

vt educar

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