Synonyms of educate

Verb


1. educate, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

usage: give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"

2. train, develop, prepare, educate, teach, learn, instruct

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

3. educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise, polish, refine, fine-tune, down

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

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