educate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.4.5 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• (generally jocular) educamate

[edit] Etymology

< Latin educatus, pp. of educare (“‘to bring up (a child, physically or mentally), rear, educate, train (a person in learning or art), nourish, support, or produce (plants or animals)’”), freq. of educere, pp. eductus (“‘to bring up, rear (a child, usually with reference to bodily nurture or suppor, while educare refers more frequently to the mind)’”) < e (“‘out’”) + ducere (“‘to lead, draw’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

to educate (third-person singular simple present educates, present participle educating, simple past and past participle educated)

1. To instruct or train.

[edit] Synonyms

• instruct
• teach

[edit] Derived terms

• educative
• co-educate

[edit] Related terms

• education
• educator
• educable
• educatable

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• educate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• educate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

educate pl.

1. Feminine form of educato.

[edit] Verb

educate

1. second-person plural indicative present of educare
2. second-person plural subjunctive present of educare
3. second-person plural imperative of educare
4. feminine plural past participle of educare