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to educate
01
to teach someone, often within a school or university setting
Transitive: to educate sb | to educate sb in a subject
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
educate
3rd person singular
educates
Present participle
educating
Past simple
educated
Past participle
educated
Examples
Schools exist to educate children.
02
to foster mental, moral, or aesthetic development
Transitive: to educate sb on moral or aesthetic values | to educate sb about moral or aesthetic values
Examples
Parents have a responsibility to educate their children about the importance of environmental conservation.
Lexical Tree
coeducate
educated
education
educate
