ed-u-cate |ˈejəˌkāt|
verb [ trans. ] (often be educated)give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone, esp. a child), typically ata school or university : she was educated at a boarding school.• provide or pay for instruction for (one's child), esp. at a school.• give (someone) training in or information on a particular field : [ trans. ] theneed to educate people to conserve water | a plan to educate the young on the dangers of drug-taking.DERIVATIVESeducability |ˌejəkəˈbilitē| nouneducable |-kəbəl| adjectiveeducative |-ˌkātiv| adjectiveeducator |-ˌkātər| nounORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin educat- ‘led out,’ from the verb educare, related to educere ‘lead out’ (see educe ).
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