educate

ed-u-cate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to someone, especially as a formal process.

  2. 2.

    To provide information or training about a particular subject.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    educate oneself — to learn independently
  • •
    well-educated — having received a good education
  • •
    educated guess — a guess based on knowledge and experience

Related words

Antonyms: misinform, neglect
See also: educated, education, educational
Synonyms: instruct, school, teach, train

Etymology

From Latin educare ("to bring up, rear"), related to educere ("to lead forth"), from e- ("out") + ducere ("to lead"). The word emphasizes the idea of drawing out and developing a person's potential.