[ed.u.cate] vb -cat.ed ; -cat.ing [ME, to rear, fr. L educatus, pp. of educare to rear, educate, fr. educere to lead forth--more at educe] vt (15c) 1 a: to provide schooling for b: to train by formal instruction and supervised practice esp. in a skill, trade, or profession
2. a: to develop mentally, morally, or aesthetically esp. by instruction b: to provide with information: inform
3: to persuade or condition to feel, believe, or act in a desired way "~ the public to support our position" ~ vi: to educate a person or thing syn see teach