educate en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌkeɪt/ (General-American)
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- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈɛd.jʊˌkeɪt/ non-yod-coalescence
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- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈed͡ʒ.ɘˌkæet/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/ yod-coalescence
Etymology
From Middle English educaten, from educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin ēducātus, the perfect passive participle of ēducō (“(of a child, physically or mentally) to bring up, train, nourish; (of a person in learning or art) to rear, educate, train; (plants or animals) to nourish, support, or produce”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from an intensive/frequentative formed on ēducō (“lead out, draw out; to raise up, erect”) + -ō.
Meanings
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(transitive) To instruct or train.
Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| educamate | alternative | lexicographic | |
| educating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| educated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| educated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| educates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| edumacate | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
overeducate · educatee · educatability · educating · self-educate · miseducate · undereducate · uneducate · educatory · educatable · education · co-educate · educative · reeducate
Synonyms
Translations (73)
ta கற்பி (to instruct or train) · si ඉගැන්වීම (to instruct or train) · it istruire (to instruct or train) · hu oktat (to instruct or train) · gd foghlaim (to instruct or train) · ca instruir (to instruct or train) · az təhsilləndirmək (to instruct or train) · la ēducō (to instruct or train) · ota اوكرتمك (to instruct or train) · kw adhyski (to instruct or train) · cy addysgu (to instruct or train) · ru обучи́ть (to instruct or train) · sw elimisha (to instruct or train) · kea iduka (to instruct or train) · es educar (to instruct or train) · nrf înstruithe (to instruct or train) · eo eduki (to instruct or train) · io edukar (to instruct or train) · nl opvoeden (to instruct or train) · fi kouluttaa (to instruct or train) · ro educa (to instruct or train) · gd teagaisg (to instruct or train) · he חִינֵּךְ (to instruct or train) · ar درّب (to instruct or train) · sv uppfostra (to instruct or train) · ro instrui (to instruct or train) · ky ийитүү (to instruct or train) · ti መሃረ (to instruct or train) · ms didik (to instruct or train) · ga oil (to instruct or train) · es instruir (to instruct or train) · tr eğitmek (to instruct or train) · az təlim etmək (to instruct or train) · pl uczyć (to instruct or train) · sq arsimoj (to instruct or train) · bg тренирам (to instruct or train) · ca educar (to instruct or train) · mi whakaako (to instruct or train) · pl edukować (to instruct or train) · pt instruir (to instruct or train) · sq edukoj (to instruct or train) · ja 教える (to instruct or train) · el εκπαιδεύω (to instruct or train) · az oxutmaq (to instruct or train) · ar يُعَلم (to instruct or train) · pt educar (to instruct or train) · sv utbilda (to instruct or train) · nl opleiden (to instruct or train) · de ausbilden (to instruct or train) · nrf êdutchi (to instruct or train) · ky окутуу (to instruct or train) · hy կրթել (to instruct or train) · de erziehen (to instruct or train) · grc παιδεύω (to instruct or train) · nl onderwijzen (to instruct or train) · lv audzināt (to instruct or train) · ru воспи́тывать (to instruct or train) · fr éduquer (to instruct or train) · bg обучавам (to instruct or train) · bn শিক্ষা দেওয়া (to instruct or train) · cs vzdělat (to instruct or train) · gd ionnsaich (to instruct or train) · it educare (to instruct or train) · ja 教育する (to instruct or train) · ja 啓発する (to instruct or train) · fi kasvattaa (to instruct or train) · az təhsil vermək (to instruct or train) · ang ġetēon (to instruct or train) · nrf êcoler (to instruct or train) · bg образовам (to instruct or train) · ru обуча́ть (to instruct or train) · mt eduka (to instruct or train) · pt ensinar (to instruct or train)