1. Education, training imply a discipline and development by means of study and learning. Education is the development of the abilities of the mind (learning to know): a liberal education. Training is practical education (learning to do) or practice, usually under supervision, in some art, trade, or profession: training in art, teacher training. 4. Education, culture are often used interchangeably to mean the results of schooling. Education, however, suggests chiefly the information acquired. Culture is a mode of thought and feeling encouraged by education. It suggests an aspiration toward, and an appreciation of high intellectual and esthetic ideals: The level of culture in a country depends upon the education of its people.
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WORDS NEARBY EDUCATION
educ., educable, educate, educated, educatee, education, educational, educationalist, educational park, educational psychology, educational quotient
HOW TO USE EDUCATE IN A SENTENCE
BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR EDUCATE
educate
/ (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪt) /
verb (mainly tr)
(also intr) to impart knowledge by formal instruction to (a pupil); teach
to provide schooling for (children)I have educated my children at the best schools
to improve or develop (a person, judgment, taste, skills, etc)
to train for some particular purpose or occupation
WORD ORIGIN FOR EDUCATE
C15: from Latin ēducāre to rear, educate, from dūcere to lead
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