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   educate

   /ˈɛdjʊkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone), typically at a school or university: "she was educated at a boarding school"
   • ▪ provide or pay for instruction for (one's child), especially at a school: "she had crises of conscience about how best to educate her youngest child"
   • ▪ give (someone) training in or information on a particular subject: "a plan to educate the young on the dangers of drugs"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin educat- ‘led out’, from the verb educare, related to educere ‘lead out’ (see educe).

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