Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To develop the mental, moral, or social capabilities of, especially by schooling or instruction. synonym: teach.
- intransitive verb To provide with knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose.
- intransitive verb To provide with information, as in an effort to gain support for a position or to influence behavior.
- intransitive verb To develop or refine (one's taste or appreciation, for example).
- intransitive verb To teach or instruct a person or group.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To impart knowledge and mental and moral training to; develop mentally and morally by instruction; cultivate; qualify by instruction and training for the business and duties of life.
- Synonyms To teach, rear, discipline, develop, nurture, breed, indoctrinate, school, drill.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To bring up or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty, etc.; to form and regulate the principles and character of; to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to
instruct ortrain
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- verb give an education to
- verb create by training and teaching
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The word "educate" derives from the Latin educare, understood as "to bring forth, to draw out, to support".
Alexandra Chevalier: What France Can Learn From the US Education System Alexandra Chevalier 2011
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The word "educate" derives from the Latin educare, understood as "to bring forth, to draw out, to support".
Alexandra Chevalier: What France Can Learn From the US Education System Alexandra Chevalier 2011
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The word "educate" derives from the Latin educare, understood as "to bring forth, to draw out, to support".
Alexandra Chevalier: What France Can Learn From the US Education System Alexandra Chevalier 2011
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The word "educate" derives from the Latin educare, understood as "to bring forth, to draw out, to support".
Alexandra Chevalier: What France Can Learn From the US Education System Alexandra Chevalier 2011
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Learning about the women who sacrificed so much to give me the right to vote, to work, to lead, to educate is humbling.
Archive 2009-02-01 Alyssa Gardina 2009
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Learning about the women who sacrificed so much to give me the right to vote, to work, to lead, to educate is humbling.
Welcoming the National Teachers of the Year Alyssa Gardina 2009
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In fact our current educational system defies the very word education, because - as Russell Bishop once pointed out to me - educate comes from the Latin meaning "to draw out of," which is the Socratic style of teaching, not "to put into," which is the didactic style of teaching inflicted by our school system.
Garret LoPorto: Class of 2010: Epic FAIL... Garret LoPorto 2010
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(In fact our current educational system defies the very word education, because - as Russell Bishop once pointed out to me - educate comes from the Latin meaning "to draw out of," which is the Socratic style of teaching, not "to put into," which is the didactic style of teaching inflicted by our school system.)
Garret LoPorto: Class of 2010: Epic FAIL? ...Why Nobody Wants Class of 2010 Grads. 2010
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Mr. Superintendent, why don't you just grow up and demonstrate a little mature wisdom and knowledge, and educate - remember the word educate?
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Mr. Superintendent, why don't you just grow up and demonstrate a little mature wisdom and knowledge, and educate - remember the word educate?
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