Synonyms for educate
Definitions
- v. 1
To instruct or train.
Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming.
Forms
- Past participle
- educated
e.g. educated → instructed, informed, enlightened, civilized…
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To educate is to draw out or develop harmoniously the mental powers, and, in the fullest sense, the moral powers as well. 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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- teach Not only did he teach school, but he wrote novels.
- inform Please inform me what options are available to me.
- instruct Please instruct the patient to visit a clinician.
- enlighten The ray of wisdom must enlighten new horizons.
By length
- 4 letters
- rear1
- 5 letters
- train1, teach1, drill1, edify3
- 6 letters
- school1, ground1, inform2
- 7 letters
- develop3, prepare2, nurture2
- 8 letters
- instruct2, civilize3, civilise, promulge
- 9 letters
- cultivate3, enlighten3
- 10 letters
- discipline3
- 12 letters
- indoctrinate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edify3 = 3 syllables).