DictionaryeducateTeaching and training
verb

educate

EJ-oo-kayt/ˈedʒukeɪt/

To help someone gain knowledge or skills.

The mechanic educates the teenager about repairing a bicycle wheel.

A skilled adult bicycle mechanic teaches a teenage learner how to fit a bicycle wheel into its fork.
Etymology

Latin educare connected teaching with bringing up a child. English likewise moved from the broader work of rearing and training children toward the more specific activity of providing instruction.

In context

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More examples

  • The program educated hundreds of students.
  • They are educating new volunteers.
  • She educates visitors about the collection.

Forms

educate · educates · educated · educating

education noun — the process of learning or teaching

Similar words

teach
Imparts particular knowledge or skills.
train
Often focuses on a specific practical ability.