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Synonyms for educating

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ej-oo-keyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt

Top 10 synonyms for educating
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Définition of educating

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
Example sentences :
  • Its power, simply as an educating agency, can scarcely be estimated.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • And all the time, on the quiet, he was educating me for the Army.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • And this comes of the absurdity of educating her out of her class.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • He had been educating her to be his wife for six or seven years.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Let me illustrate my meaning particularly in the matter of educating Negro youth.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • He must get on as well as he could, educating, improving, helping himself.
  • Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
  • He could teach his students nothing; he was only educating himself at their cost.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
  • Life is certain, say I, because God is educating us thereby.
  • Extract from : « Daily Thoughts » by Charles Kingsley
  • You have talked a great deal about our responsibilities in educating, Cousin.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • "I don't see any sense in educating her like a boy," declared Elizabeth.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Antonyms for educating

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