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Definition of educate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

educate verb   /ˈedʒukeɪt/  /ˈedʒukeɪt/Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they educate	/ˈedʒukeɪt/  /ˈedʒukeɪt/
he / she / it educates	/ˈedʒukeɪts/  /ˈedʒukeɪts/
past simple educated	/ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/  /ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/
past participle educated	/ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/  /ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/
-ing form educating	/ˈedʒukeɪtɪŋ/  /ˈedʒukeɪtɪŋ/

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1.   [transitive, often passive] to teach somebody over a period of time at a school, university, etc.
   • be educated She was educated in the US.
   • All their children have been educated privately.
   • He was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at Oxford.
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2.   [transitive, intransitive] to teach somebody about something or how to do something
   • He believed the BBC's purpose was ‘to inform, educate and entertain’.
   • educate somebody The industry wants to educate the public, but not cause undue concern.
   • educate somebody on something Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking.
   • educate somebody about something an effort to educate consumers about the importance of long-term saving from an early age
   • educate somebody to do something The campaign is intended to educate people to respect the environment.
   see also re-educateExtra Examples
   • We must educate people into recycling more of their rubbish.
   • We recognize the need to educate doctors on how to deal with these patients.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin educat- ‘led out’, from the verb educare, related to educere ‘lead out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + ducere ‘to lead’.

See educate in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee educate in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: educate

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• EDT abbreviation
• EdTech noun
• educate verb
• educated adjective
• education noun

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