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EDUCATE Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word educate. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word educate. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for EDUCATE

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train
verb, nounv, n
noun

• public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

• a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

• a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

• a series of consequences wrought by an event

• piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor

• wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

verb

• create by training and teaching

• undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• educate for a future role or function

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

• exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition

• cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it

• travel by rail or train

• drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

cultivate
verbv
verb

• foster the growth of

• prepare for crops

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

develop
verbv
verb

• make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation

• work out

• gain through experience

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• change the use of and make available or usable

• elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

• create by training and teaching

• be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest

• grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment

• become technologically advanced

• cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development

• generate gradually

• grow emotionally or mature

• make visible by means of chemical solutions

• superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

• move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions

• move into a strategically more advantageous position

• elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme

• happen

• expand in the form of a series

instruct
verbv
verb

• impart skills or knowledge to

• give instructions or directions for some task

• make aware of

prepare
verbv
verb

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

• prepare for eating by applying heat

• to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

• arrange by systematic planning and united effort

• educate for a future role or function

• create by training and teaching

• lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord

• undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

school
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an educational institution

• a building where young people receive education

• the process of being formally educated at a school

• a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers

• the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session

• an educational institution's faculty and students

• a large group of fish

verb

• educate in or as if in a school

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• swim in or form a large group of fish

teach
verbv
noun

• an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

verb

• impart skills or knowledge to

• accustom gradually to some action or attitude

coach
nounn
noun

• (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

• a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)

• a railcar where passengers ride

• a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver

• a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

verb

• teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

• drive or operate a coach or carriage

edify
verbv
verb

• make understand

enlighten
verbv
verb

• make understand

• give spiritual insight to; in religion

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

foster
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

adjective satellite

• providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

verb

• promote the growth of

• bring up under fosterage; of children

• help develop, help grow

guide
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone employed to conduct others

• someone who shows the way by leading or advising

• something that offers basic information or instruction

• a model or standard for making comparisons

• someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

• a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

verb

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• take somebody somewhere

• be a guiding or motivating force or drive

• use as a guide

• pass over, across, or through

indoctrinate
verbv
verb

• teach doctrines to; teach uncritically

inform
verbv
verb

• impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

• give character or essence to

• act as an informer

nurture
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

verb

• help develop, help grow

• look after a child until it is an adult

• provide with nourishment

tutor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)

verb

• be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction

• act as a guardian to someone

verse
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• literature in metrical form

• a piece of poetry

• a line of metrical text

verb

• compose verses or put into verse

• familiarize through thorough study or experience

civilise
verbv
verb

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

civilize
verbv
verb

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

Best Hypernyms For EDUCATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for educate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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