Educate Educated ˈedʒukeɪt Children Dangers Verb Bre Local

• she was educated in the us.
• he was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at oxford.
• children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking.
• the campaign is intended to educate the public to respect the environment.

educate

1. to teach somebody over a period of time at a school, university, etc.
• She was educated in the US.
• He was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at Oxford.
2. to teach somebody about something or how to do something
• Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking.
• The campaign is intended to educate the public to respect the environment.

Extra Examples

• He was educated at Eton.
• We must educate people into recycling more of their rubbish.
• We recognize the need to educate doctors on how to deal with these patients.
• parents who can afford to educate their children privately
• trying to educate young people about the dangers of taking drugs
• Their task was to inform, educate and entertain the viewers.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they educate
• he / she / it educates
• past simple educated
• past participle educated
• -ing form educating

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’.