educate
/'edju:keit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To teach someone, especially in a formal system like a school or college: To provide systematic instruction, training, or information to develop knowledge, skills, or character.
- To train or develop a particular ability, taste, or judgment: To refine someone's capacities, often through experience or careful instruction.
- To provide intellectual, moral, and social instruction: To prepare someone for life by broadening their understanding and perspective.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- Parents and teachers work together to educate children.
- The program aims to educate the public about healthy eating habits.
- He was educated at a prestigious university.
- Traveling can educate you in ways that formal schooling cannot.
Advanced Usage
- "to educate oneself": to learn about something through one's own effort, without formal teaching.
- She educated herself in computer programming using online resources.
- "to educate the eye/taste": to train someone to recognize quality or beauty in a particular area (e.g., art, music, food).
- Visiting museums helped to educate his eye for classical painting.
Variants and Related Words
- Educated (adj): Having received an education; characterized by or displaying knowledge, learning, or culture.
- She is a highly educated professional.
- Education (n): The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university; a body of knowledge acquired while being educated.
- Access to quality education is a fundamental right.
- Educator (n): A person who provides instruction or education; a teacher.
- He spent his career as an educator in the public school system.
Synonyms
- Teach: To impart knowledge or skill to.
- Instruct: To provide someone with knowledge or information in a structured way.
- Train: To teach a particular skill or type of behavior through practice and instruction.
- School: To train or discipline someone.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Educate" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. The verb is typically used transitively or intransitively.)
Related Idioms
- "An educated guess": A guess based on knowledge and experience, making it more likely to be correct.
- I don't know the exact number, but I can make an educated guess.
Verb
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- create by training and teaching
- The old master is training world-class violinists
- we develop the leaders for the future
- give an education to
- We must educate our youngsters better