Synonyms for educate
ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪted·u·cate

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1. educateverb

   Synonyms:
   instruct, teach

2. educateverb

   to instruct or train

   Synonyms:
   instruct, teach

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1. educate

   To teach is simply to communicate knowledge; to instruct (originally, to build in or into, put in order) is to impart knowledge with special method and completeness; instruct has also an authoritative sense nearly equivalent to command. To educate is to draw out or develop harmoniously the mental powers, and, in the fullest sense, the moral powers as well. To train is to direct to a certain result powers already existing. Train is used in preference to educate when the reference is to the inferior animals or to the physical powers of man; as, to train a horse; to train the hand or eye. To discipline is to bring into habitual and complete subjection to authority; discipline is a severe word, and is often used as a euphemism for punish; to be thoroughly effective in war, soldiers must be disciplined as well as trained. To nurture is to furnish the care and sustenance necessary for physical, mental, and moral growth; nurture is a more tender and homelike word than educate. Compare EDUCATION.

   Synonyms:
   discipline, drill, enlighten, give instruction, give lessons, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, instill, instruct, nurture, school, teach, train, tutor

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1. educate

   Synonyms:
   instruct, nurture, discipline, train, teach, develop, ground, school, initiate

   Antonyms:
   miseducate, misinstruct, misnurture

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1. educateverb

   give an education to

   "We must educate our youngsters better"

   Synonyms:
   school, civilize, cultivate, develop, prepare, train, civilise

2. train, develop, prepare, educateverb

   create by training and teaching

   "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

   Synonyms:
   rail, rise, originate, coach, prepare, get, build up, civilise, cook, fix, develop, uprise, get up, gear up, organize, take, recrudesce, civilize, make, arise, spring up, modernize, grow, take aim, train, evolve, trail, groom, aim, explicate, direct, organise, produce, germinate, ready, set up, school, discipline, modernise, make grow, cultivate, break, condition, formulate, set, machinate, devise, acquire, check

3. educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civiliseverb

   teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

   "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

   Synonyms:
   aim, groom, naturalise, cultivate, civilize, school, develop, discipline, take aim, rail, work, domesticate, check, coach, condition, direct, train, trail, take, naturalize, tame, civilise, crop, prepare

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1. educateverb

   Synonyms:
   train, discipline, teach, instruct, nurture, breed, school, EDIFY, drill, bring up, develop the faculties of, form the mind and character of

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1. educateverb

   Synonyms:
   teach, instruct, school, nurture, edify, enlighten

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1. List of paraphrases for "educate":

   educating, sensitize, education, inform, teach, sensitizing, train, sensitise, educational, instruct, informing

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1. Paul Niedzwiecki:

   Several years ago, there was a concern that it might have a negative impact on tourism, but we’ve been working to educate people about sharks and what we’ve actually seen is no negative impact.

2. Kelly McBride:

   I have heard and seen surveys that suggest when some news consumers see the word ‘anonymous’ attached to information, they are assuming that the journalist doesn’t actually know who provided the information – which is not true at all, i think that journalists could do a lot more to educate the public about how they handle leaked information so that the public might have a little more faith in the journalistic process.

3. Robert Morrow:

   I put out caustic and inflammatory tweets because I am trying to educate people.

4. Aristotle:

   Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well.

5. Ellen Gilcrist:

   We live at the level of our language. Whatever we can articulate we can imagine or explore. All you have to do to educate a child is leave him alone and teach him to read. The rest is brainwashing.