ed ‧ u ‧ cate /ˈedjʊkeɪt $ ˈedʒə-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ education , ↑ educationalist , educationist, ↑ educator ; adjective : ↑ educated ≠ ↑ uneducated , ↑ educational , ↑ educable ≠ ↑ ineducable , ↑ educative ; verb : ↑ educate ; adverb : ↑ educationally ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of educare 'to bring up, educate' ]
1 . [usually passive] to teach a child at a school, college, or university:
The Ormerod School educates handicapped children.
be educated at something
He was educated at Bristol University.
2 . to give someone information about a particular subject, or to show them a better way to do something ⇨ teach
educate somebody about/in/on something
a campaign to educate teenagers about HIV
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THESAURUS
▪ teach to give lessons in a school, college, or university:
I taught for a year in France.
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He teaches physics at York University.
▪ lecture to teach in a college or university by giving talks to groups of students on a subject:
He lectures in engineering at a local college.
▪ instruct formal to teach someone how to do something, especially a particular practical skill:
He was instructing them how to use the computer system.
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Staff are instructed in how to respond in the event of a fire.
▪ tutor to teach one student or a small group:
I found work tutoring Mexican students in English.
▪ coach especially British English to give private lessons, especially so that someone can pass an important test:
He coaches students for their university entrance exams.
▪ train to teach a person or group of people in the particular skills or knowledge they need to do a job:
It will take at least a month to train the new assistant.
▪ educate to teach someone over a long period, usually at school or university:
He was educated in England.
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Her parents want to educate her at home.
▪ show somebody the ropes informal to show someone how to do a job or task that they have just started doing:
Miss McGinley will show you the ropes and answer any questions you may have.