educate

Meanings

• Verb

  To give knowledge or skill to someone; teach.

  - "She educates children at the local school."
  - "My parents educated me in the ways of the world."

• Noun

  The act of imparting or acquiring general knowledge or specific knowledge or skills.

  - "A good education is essential for success in life."
  - "He received an education at Harvard University."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɛdjʊkeɪt/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈɛdʒəkeɪt/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

ignorize

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Synonyms

instruct , teach

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with educate
meditate , animate , medicate

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Variants

List of all variants of educate that leads to same result
educate , educated , educates , educating , self-educate , self-educated , self-educates , self-educating

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Forms

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educates, educating, educated

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Etymology

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From the Latin word "educare", which means "to bring up, to train".

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Trivia

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1. The first school was established in ancient Greece around 530 BC.

2. The word 'educate' appears 14 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

3. The United Nations declared 2005 as the 'Year of Education'.

4. In the United States, the first public school was established in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1635.

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Related Concepts

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1. Schooling: The process of receiving education at a school or institution.

2. Lifelong Learning: The pursuit of knowledge and skills throughout one's entire life.

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Culture

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Education has been a significant aspect of human civilization since ancient times. It has been depicted in various forms of literature, art, and music. For instance, in Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus asks his son Telemachus to go to Sparta to be educated by Menelaus and Helen. In music, there are several songs with the word 'educate' in the title, such as 'Educate Yourself' by Hootie & the Blowfish and 'Educate' by Pink.

How to Memorize "educate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the word 'educate' written out in big letters. Visualize yourself imparting knowledge to someone or receiving knowledge from someone.
   - Visualize the act of teaching and learning.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'educate' with the idea of knowledge and skills. Think of teachers and students.
   - Associate the word with the process of growing and developing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Ed Up' as a mnemonic for 'educate'.
   - Create a sentence using the word 'educate' and remember the first letter of each word in the sentence.

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