educate
verb
ed·u·cate ˈe-jə-ˌkāt 
educated; educating
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
Synonyms
- indoctrinate
- instruct
- lesson
- school
- teach
- train
- tutor
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Example Sentences
Parents trust schools to educate their children. The job of our public schools is to educate.
Recent Examples on the Web The state didn’t challenge this claim but asserted that its responsibility to educate the young took priority. 
William A. Galston, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 This is insulting to an entire community working tirelessly to educate / change / provide alternative solutions / invest in climate positive solutions — to hire someone promoting over consumption and capitalism is beyond absurd! Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Along with working with the Morton Arboretum, Wierema said all three communities are putting information on their websites to educate their residents. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Gelsomino said Cleveland has consistently ignored First Amendment expression despite training and policies intended to educate officers. Melissa Noel, Essence, 6 Sep. 2022 The school serves to educate mostly impoverished, rural, indigenous communities. David Culver, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 IndyGo is also beginning to roll out an effort to educate passengers on how to pay for rides on the Red Line. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022 For him, the most rewarding aspect is getting to educate ordinary folks who don't often get to see farm animals. Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2022 Upon arrival, Arizmendiarrieta began using the local Catholic Action center to educate young workers through study circles, which met in a converted seventeenth-century palace. Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 See More
William A. Galston, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 This is insulting to an entire community working tirelessly to educate / change / provide alternative solutions / invest in climate positive solutions — to hire someone promoting over consumption and capitalism is beyond absurd! Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Along with working with the Morton Arboretum, Wierema said all three communities are putting information on their websites to educate their residents. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Gelsomino said Cleveland has consistently ignored First Amendment expression despite training and policies intended to educate officers. Melissa Noel, Essence, 6 Sep. 2022 The school serves to educate mostly impoverished, rural, indigenous communities. David Culver, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 IndyGo is also beginning to roll out an effort to educate passengers on how to pay for rides on the Red Line. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022 For him, the most rewarding aspect is getting to educate ordinary folks who don't often get to see farm animals. Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2022 Upon arrival, Arizmendiarrieta began using the local Catholic Action center to educate young workers through study circles, which met in a converted seventeenth-century palace. Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
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, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Phrases Containing educate
Kids Definition
educate
verb
ed·u·cate ˈe-jə-ˌkāt
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.
educates
verb
1
as in teaches
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- teaches
- schools
- instructs
- indoctrinates
- trains
- informs
- lessons
- tutors
- coaches
- prepares
- guides
- instills
- lectures
- preaches
- enlightens
- inculcates
- edifies
- introduces
- mentors
- moralizes
- leads
- familiarizes
- grounds
- directs
- instils
- shows
- qualifies
- drills
- primes
- initiates
- retrains
- homeschools
- fits
- verses
- implants
- habilitates
- rears
- catechizes
- briefs
- reeducates
- reteaches
- reschools
- imparts (to)
2
as in inspires
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school Synonyms & Similar Words
- inspires
- enriches
- transforms
- enlightens
- nurtures
- illumines
- uplifts
- edifies
- illuminates
- improves
- ennobles
- elevates
- lifts
- illumes
- exalts
- betters
- renews
- transfigures
- regenerates
- ensouls
- glorifies
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- confuses
- perplexes
- obscures
- darkens
- puzzles
- clouds
- beclouds