educate

🇺🇸 /ˈedʒukeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈedʒukeɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B1

to teach someone at a school or university

Schools educate children to become good citizens.

B2

to teach someone about something or how to do something

We need to educate people about the importance of recycling.

translation

v. to teach someone at a school or university; to teach someone about something or how to do something

Word Forms

3rd Present educates
Past educated
Perfect educated
Progressive educating