Antonyms for educate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ej-oo-keyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt |
Definition of educate
Origin :- mid-15c., "bring up (children), train," from Latin educatus, past participle of educare "bring up, rear, educate," which is related to educere "bring out, lead forth," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Meaning "provide schooling" is first attested 1580s. Related: Educated; educating.
- verb teach information, experience
- Basil Kendall was well educated, and had done what he could to educate his children.
- Extract from : « The Poems of Henry Kendall » by Henry Kendall
- Why, then, did the Great Teacher not educate His followers fully?
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- He believed that he was chosen by God to educate, guide and discipline the German people.
- Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
- But then again, when I contemplate any of those who pretend to educate others, I am amazed.
- Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato
- But do you wish to live for the sake of your children, that you may rear and educate them?
- Extract from : « Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates » by Plato
- Then again, we know that the masses are not our masters, and that they are more likely to become so if we educate them.
- Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato
- And here too let us educate our sons, if sons are born to us.
- Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon
- (I exclaimed): you mean to say you educate your bailiffs to that extent?
- Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon
- Most certainly the latter, Socrates; I try to educate them, as you say, myself; and with good reason.
- Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon
- Out of a hundred women, ninety educate their husbands to suit themselves.
- Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
Synonyms for educate
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