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Educate Educated ˈedʒukeɪt Children Verb Privately Local Comprehensive

Word3 educate
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /ˈedʒukeɪt/ /ˈedʒukeɪt/
Example
  • 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.
  • he believed the bbc's purpose was ‘to inform, educate and entertain’.
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educate

(verb)/ˈedʒukeɪt/ /ˈedʒukeɪt/

    Verb Forms

  1. to teach somebody over a period of time at a school, university, etc.
    • 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.
  2. to teach somebody about something or how to do something
    • SEE ALSO re-educate
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/re-educate
    • He believed the BBC's purpose was ‘to inform, educate and entertain’.
    • The industry wants to educate the public, but not cause undue concern.
    • Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking.
    • an effort to educate consumers about the importance of long-term saving from an early age
    • The campaign is intended to educate people to respect the environment.

    Extra 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 Origin

    • late 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’.
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