What is another word for educate?

Common synonyms for educate include train, develop, prepare, groom, build up.

What is the past tense of educate?

The past tense of educate is educated.

/ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/verb3 syllables

Educate means: create by training and teaching.

verb, as in create by training and teaching

verb, as in teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise

also used for educate

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verb

create by training and teaching“The old master is training world-class violinists”

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment“Cultivate your musical taste”

give an education to“We must educate our youngsters better”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

In the last analysis, methods don't educate children; people do.AlanF_US
In addition to being a parent, being able to educate is essential.Nuel
You must educate your tongue to distinguish good coffee from bad.speedwell
You will never know what she went through to educate her children.CM
I sacrificed a lot in order to educate my daughter.AlanF_US
Those who have no children educate them well.dimitris
Children try to educate their parents as best they can.Dejo
Educate other family members on how to load and operate the dishwasher properly.Amastan

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as a verb