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educate

[ej-oo-keyt]

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verb (used with object)

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

to qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling, practice, etc.; train: to educate someone for law.

to provide schooling or training for; send to school.

to develop or train (the ear, taste, etc.): to educate one's palate to appreciate fine food.

to inform: to educate oneself about the best course of action.

verb (used without object)

to educate a person or group: A television program that educates can also entertain.

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Origin:
1580–90; < Latin ēducātus brought up, taught (past participle of ēducāre), equivalent to ē- e- + -duc- lead + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

o·ver·ed·u·cate, verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.

pre·ed·u·cate, verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.

Synonyms
1. instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate. See teach.

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Now some are using the controversy to educate the public about the realities of older adoption.

Chief among those goals is to educate the next generation of creative thinkers and to be a powerful force of good in the world.

The lucky few whose parents can afford to educate them privately gain good exam results and sail into university.

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Now some are using the controversy to educate the public about the realities of older adoption.

Chief among those goals is to educate the next generation of creative thinkers and to be a powerful force of good in the world.

The lucky few whose parents can afford to educate them privately gain good exam results and sail into university.

They will practice some safety steps and will make signs to educate other kids and adults about these precautions.

And states are working on their own efforts to educate and ensure proper coordination in the event of an outbreak.

We are committed to presenting exhibits that will entertain and educate our local community and visitors from around the world.

Their worlds are inventive, tell a great story or aim to educate.

College students are covering more of what it costs to educate them, even as colleges are spending less on them.

These well-off colleges educate a small slice of the country's undergraduates.

But the exhibition's purpose is not to educate zoologists.

They will make posters to educate coastal residents and visitors about human impacts on marine life.

It also takes longer to educate and train new contributors to now-mature fields.

Slowik and his colleagues provide the scholarship needed to educate the public about the collection.

Cyber and non-wired citizens must continually educate and inform government policy makers.

The schools are trying to educate children and their parents in the care of the teeth.

Great societies could no longer educate only the chosen few.

It is small but with big ambitions, both to educate and to delight.

They will consider sharks' importance in nature and create brochures to educate beach visitors about sharks.

People must also educate themselves, especially those who have gone to college and have degrees.

Museum staff wanted to update the exhibits sufficiently to enchant and educate tech-savvy kids without destroying the.

Though it is a small piece of the entire puzzle, federal aid helps districts educate poor students nationwide.

It told the story of a special school whose programs were designed to educate that tiny.

Pie is only so big and tax payers are already paying so much to educate them through high school.

The results educate people everywhere, helping them consider today's ever changing world and their place in it.

For all this the proper cure is for the population to educate itself, and choose the information it receives with discernment.

There are text elements that help to educate the gamer as they play and a reward mechanism that focuses on replayability.

News organizations can educate voters about public policy and economic conditions, but they can also misinform voters.

It is also well within the special responsibility of higher education to educate the public in issues related to globalization.

Helpfully, the study contains insights into how the systems that educate pupils best differ from the rest.

Governments can educate citizens on the manifold benefits of using organic fertilizer.

But they also underscore the history of a brand and educate residents of what will soon be the world's largest luxury market.

Chief among those goals is to educate the next generation of creative thinkers and.

They explicitly seek to protect and educate workers rather than preserving existing jobs and factories.

Have them collect photographs and make a bulletin board for the hallway of the school to educate other students on the issue.

Just educate the women and give them micro loans solves that cheaply as has been proven.

They have produced two video games to help educate our kids about the legal system.

We already educate children to keep safe from drugs and unacceptable attentions to their persons.

Educate yourself about different learning styles and try to incorporate teaching methods that can reach all kinds of learners.

Pouring more money into a program to educate people on what they should know is silly.

Their exhibits must safely and comfortably house their species and educate visitors about it.

Then, spend the money to educate everyone as to why this needs to be.

The purpose of iMinds was to help distract and educate us while waiting in line or going for a walk.

When they started, contemporary jewellery was an unknown field and they had a missionary zeal to educate their clients.

They also educate farmers about co-existing with the cheetahs, so that more cheetahs can live safely in the wild.

Her surgery was an emergency procedure, and our family had no time to educate ourselves on what to expect post surgery.

Before you even start thinking about building a coop, it's important to educate yourself about raising chickens.

Its monumental efforts to educate and train have filled the tanks of its innovation engine.

Madge says efforts to educate local people have also been crucial, adding:.

There actually is a benign, viable population control: educate females.

Waldo stuck around long enough to educate the senators, and the bill eventually went away.

Schools receive strikingly different sums to educate their pupils.

The race is part of an effort to educate people about the threats facing sea turtles.

There is everything right about seeking to educate people about the dangers of smoking tobacco.

Most people who can afford it pull their kids out of public school and educate them privately.

His adoptive parents scrimped to educate him privately.

All adult meerkats-male and female-pitch in to help educate the young in hunting and survival techniques.

But you didn't try to educate that person with so much as a few well-chosen links, either.

Transplant organizations hope they can educate families to understand the meaning of brain death and the organ donation process.

It threatens to end subsidies for church-run schools that educate the poor.

All three have owners who will educate you in the world of carpets without a hard sell.

We can use articles such as this to educate students and faculty about these grave concerns.

Each of the hospitals will have to hold community meetings to educate residents about the study.

But he points out that it can also be used to educate.

The following groups help make treated nets available in high-risk areas and educate people about their proper use:.

Other contestants have to educate busier adults and gauge the benefits of larger capital investments.

Nvidia has been trying to educate programmers and build support.

The firms also work hard to reach and educate poor consumers, often sacrificing short-term profits to create future markets.

Anyways, this article may even help educate our future.

We need to educate ourselves on the nuclear solution.

It is the luxury of society that isn't uprooted by turmoil or hardship that can afford to educate its population.

Textbook entries have been used to educate generations of students at all levels.

Educators must become smarter than the students they are trying to educate.

If you take the time to read my post you'll find the solution to nuclear waste and a link for you to read to educate yourself.

Egypt's failure to educate its people is not due to lack of effort.

Maybe you should educate your self a little on the realities of empirical science and evidence.

Sometimes participants aim only to educate themselves on an important issue.

Until then, let's make condoms available, and educate.

Then tax the drugs and use these funds to treat drug addicts and try to educate public on risks of drug use.

The video itself is sufficient enough to briefly inform and educate about the issue of fracking.

Poor families often choose to educate their sons first, and it is usually girls who drop out to care for sick.

The internet empowers us to educate ourselves and make more informed choices and decisions without leaving our couches.

Taxpayers in developing countries have paid to educate many of those who leave.

Independent testing also allows those who choose to educate themselves outside of a school a way to proove their worth.

We can educate the people to stop wastages and give away excess food.

It costs far more to educate them, so the state helps plug the gap with a grant to universities for teaching them.

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World English Dictionary

educate (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪt)

—vb
1.	(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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Word Origin & History

educate

mid-15c., from L. educatus, pp. of educare "bring up, rear, educate," which is related to educere "bring out," from ex- "out" + ducere "to lead" (see duke). Meaning "provide schooling" is first attested 1588 in Shakespeare.

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