educate

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US /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #11775

Meanings

1

verb
To teach someone over a period of time, especially at a school.

He was educated at a small village school.
2

verb
To give people information so they understand something better.

The campaign aims to educate the public about healthy eating.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to teach someone over a... instruct teach

2 verb · to give people information... instruct teach

Word family

Forms educateseducating

Simplified etymology

Educate entered English in the late Middle English period and ultimately derives from Latin ducere, “to lead.” Its historical formation conveyed the idea of “leading out.”

Etymology

From Middle English educaten, from educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin ēducātus, the perfect passive participle of ēducō (“(of a child, physically or mentally) to bring up, train, nourish; (of a person in learning or art) to rear, educate, train; (plants or animals) to nourish, support, or produce”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from an intensive/frequentative formed on ēducō (“lead out, draw out; to raise up, erect”) + -ō.

*dewk- Proto-Indo-European educaten Middle English ēducātus Latin

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# educate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 11775

## Meanings
1. To teach someone over a period of time, especially at a school.
2. To give people information so they understand something better.

## Examples
- He was educated at a small village school.
- The campaign aims to educate the public about healthy eating.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dewk-
- Root: educaten
- Root: ēducātus

## Etymology
From Middle English educaten, from educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin ēducātus, the perfect passive participle of ēducō (“(of a child, physically or mentally) to bring up, train, nourish; (of a person in learning or art) to rear, educate, train; (plants or animals) to nourish, support, or produce”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from an intensive/frequentative formed on ēducō (“lead out, draw out; to raise up, erect”) + -ō.

## AI Etymology
Educate comes from Middle English educaten, from educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin ēducātus, the perfect passive participle of ēducō (“(of a child, physically or mentally) to bring up, train, nourish; (of a person in learning or art) to rear, educate, train; (plants or animals) to nourish, support, or produce”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from an intensive/frequentative formed on ēducō (“lead out, draw out; to raise up, erect”) + -ō.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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