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educate¹
- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/
- /ˈɛd.jʊˌkeɪt/
- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/ US
- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌkeɪt/ US
- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/ US
- /ˈed͡ʒ.ɘˌkæet/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
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.
verb educates · educating · educated · educamate · edumacate
- To instruct or train. Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming.
educate²
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more educate · most educate · educamate · edumacate
- educated
