1) (D; tr.) to educate for, to (educated to one's responsibilities)
2) (H) to educate smb. to do smt.
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
Educate~ — is The Journal of Doctoral Research in Education, published by the Doctoral School at the Institute of Education, University of London. Educate was first published in 2001 in paper form as Educate The London Journal of Doctoral Research in… … Wikipedia
educate — ed u*cate ([e^]d [ u]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Educated} ([e^]d [ u]*k[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Educating} ([e^]d [ u]*k[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. educatus, p. p. of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to educate, fr. educere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
educate — (v.) mid 15c., bring up (children), train, from L. educatus, pp. of educare bring up, rear, educate, which is related to educere bring out, lead forth, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + ducere to lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n … Etymology dictionary
educate — I verb brief, bring up, civilize, coach, cultivate, direct, discipline, drill, edify, educare, enlighten, erudire, explain, familiarize, give lessons, guide, implant, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, instituere, instruct, interpret,… … Law dictionary
educate — train, discipline, school, *teach, instruct … New Dictionary of Synonyms
educate — [v] teach information, experience brainwash*, brief, civilize, coach, cultivate, develop, discipline, drill, drum into, edify, enlighten, exercise, explain, foster, improve, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, let in on, mature, nurture, put hip*,… … New thesaurus
educate — ► VERB 1) give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to. 2) give training in or information on a particular subject. DERIVATIVES educable adjective educative adjective educator noun. ORIGIN Latin educare lead out … English terms dictionary
educate — [ej′o͞o kāt΄, ej′əkāt΄] vt. educated, educating [ME educaten < L educatus, pp. of educare, to bring up, rear, or train < educere < e , out + ducere, to lead: see DUCT] 1. to train or develop the knowledge, skill, mind, or character of,… … English World dictionary
educate */*/ — UK [ˈedjʊkeɪt] / US [ˈedʒəˌkeɪt] verb Word forms educate : present tense I/you/we/they educate he/she/it educates present participle educating past tense educated past participle educated Collocations: Someone who teaches students about… … English dictionary
educate — ed|u|cate [ edʒə,keıt ] verb ** transitive often passive to teach someone, usually for several years, especially at a school, college, or university: She was educated at Smith College and Yale Law School. More and more parents are choosing to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
educate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Middle English, to rear, from Latin educatus, past participle of educare to rear, educate, from educere to lead forth more at educe Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to provide schooling for < chose to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
