educate

v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -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. 1. To provide with information; inform: a campaign that educated the public about the dangers of smoking.
   2. 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.

[Middle English educaten, from Latin ēducāre, ēducātus.]

verb

1. To impart knowledge and skill to: coach, discipline, instruct, school, teach, train, tutor. See teach/learn.
2. To impart information to: acquaint, advise, apprise, enlighten, inform, notify, tell. See knowledge/ignorance, teach/learn.

v

Definition: teach information, experience
Antonyms: learn

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IN BRIEF: To teach or train.

The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. — Robert M. Hutchins.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undervise, oplære, lade uddanne, instruere
v. intr. - undervise

Nederlands (Dutch)
opleiden, onderwijzen, opvoeden

Français (French)
v. tr. - instruire, donner de l'instruction à, former (l'esprit, le goût), éduquer, (fig) enseigner à
v. intr. - éduquer, instruire, enseigner à

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausbilden, schulen, erziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκπαιδεύω, διαπαιδαγωγώ, διδάσκω, μορφώνω

Italiano (Italian)
educare, allevare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - preparar, instruir, disciplinar

Русский (Russian)
давать образование, воспитывать, развивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - educar, instruir, criar
v. intr. - educar una persona o grupo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utbilda, undervisa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
教育, 训练, 培养

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 教育, 訓練, 培養
v. intr. - 教育, 培養, 訓練

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 교육하다, 기르다, 학교에 보내다
v. intr. - 교육하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 教育する, 学校へやる, 養う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعلم, يثقف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חינך, לימד‬
v. intr. - ‮חינך אדם או קבוצה‬

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