# educate

Pronunciation: US say "EJ-uh-kayt" /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/; UK say "EJ-uu-kayt" /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/

## Verb

1. To provide someone with instruction or training, helping them gain knowledge or skills.
   - Simple: To teach someone the knowledge and skills they need.
   - _The academy was founded to educate orphans in reading, writing, and a trade._
   - _Many parents choose to educate their children at home._

## Adjective

2. Having been instructed or trained; educated. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Having learned things through teaching and training.

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — This verb comes through Middle English from Latin ēducātus, the past participle of ēducō, meaning to bring up, train, or nourish a child, whether physically or mentally, and to rear or educate a person. That verb was in turn built on ēducō meaning to lead out or draw out.
**Meaning 2** — This form comes from Middle English educat(e), meaning 'educated', which was borrowed from Latin ēducātus, sharing the same origin as the verb.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/educate (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).