educate | Definition of educate

Synonyms and Antonyms of educate

1 to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers

Synonyms of educate

indoctrinate, instruct, lesson, school, teach, train, tutor

Words Related to educate

drill, fit, ground, habilitate, prepare, prime, qualify

direct, guide, lead, rear

catechize, lecture, moralize, preach

implant, inculcate, instill (also instil)

edify, enlighten

brief, familiarize, impart (to), inform, verse

initiate, introduce, show

reeducate, reschool, reteach, retrain

2 to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school

Synonyms of educate

edify, enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine, inspire, nurture

Words Related to educate

elevate, ennoble, enrich, ensoul, lift, uplift

better, improve, regenerate, renew, transform

exalt, glorify, transfigure

Near Antonyms of educate

confuse, perplex, puzzle

becloud, cloud, darken, obscure