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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Educate \Ed"u*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Educated}; p. pr & vb n. {Educating}.] [L. educatus p. p. of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to educate, fr educere to ?ed forth, bring up (a child). See {Educe}.] To bring ??? or guide the powers of as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses to expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty, etc.,; to form and regulate the principles and character of to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as to educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste. Syn: To develop; instruct; teach; inform; enlighten; edify; bring up train; breed; rear; discipline; indoctrinate. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: educate v 1: give an education to "We must educate our youngsters better" 2: prepare for a future task or career; "I am training young minds"; "develop leaders" [syn: {train}, {develop}, {prepare}] 3: train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: {school}, {train}, {cultivate}, {civilize}]
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