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Vinony

educate

verb

  1. teach
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Pronunciation: /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/ / /ˈɛd.jʊˌkeɪt/ / /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten), borrowed from Latin ēducātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

  1. educated

verb

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.

  1. To instruct or train.

    “Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming.”