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# educate

verb (educate, educates, educated, educating)

«educate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To teach someone over a long time, especially at school, college or university. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#m1)
2. To give people information so they understand something better, such as about health or safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#m2)
3. (passive) «Be educated at» a school means you went to school there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school and everyday life, parents and teachers educate children; campaigns educate people about road safety or recycling. In stories and history, being educated could change someone's life, and in the past many children, especially girls, were not educated. Phrases: «educate people about», «well educated», «educated guess».

### Examples

- Teachers educate children to read and write. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#x1)
- The poster educates people about recycling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#x2)
- She was educated at a small village school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#x3)
- In the past, many girls were not educated at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#x4)
- We want to educate our friends about online safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#x5)
- Make an educated guess if you are not sure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#x6)
- When Amphitryon heard the noble destiny which awaited the child intrusted to his care, he resolved to educate him in a manner worthy of his future career. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: education; adjective: educational. «An educated guess» means a guess based on what you know. Pronounced «ED-yoo-kate» or «EJ-oo-kate».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «educate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«educate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/educate.html) on Mova free.