EDUCATE

train, develop, prepare, educate

(verb) create by training and teaching; “The old master is training world-class violinists”; “we develop the leaders for the future”

educate

(verb) give an education to; “We must educate our youngsters better”

educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise

(verb) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; “Cultivate your musical taste”; “Train your tastebuds”; “She is well schooled in poetry”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

educate (third-person singular simple present educates, present participle educating, simple past and past participle educated)

to instruct or train

Synonyms

• instruct

• teach

Antonyms

• ignorize

Source: Wiktionary

Ed"u*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Educated; p. pr. & vb. n. Educating.] Etym: [L. educatus, p. p. of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to educate, fr. educere to Educe.]

Definition: To bring as, to educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste.

Syn.

– To develop; instruct; teach; inform; enlighten; edify; bring up; train; breed; rear; discipline; indoctrinate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition