educate (v.)

  1. give an education to; We must educate our youngsters better'

  2. create by training and teaching; The old master is training world-class violinists; we develop the leaders for the future

    [ Syn: train , develop , prepare ]

  3. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; Cultivate your musical taste; Train your tastebuds; She is well schooled in poetry

    [ Syn: school , train , cultivate , civilize , civilise ]

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