adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/yod-coalescence
/ˈɛd.jʊˌkeɪt/non-yod-coalescence
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General-American:/ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/
General-American:/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/
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New-Zealand:/ˈed͡ʒ.ɘˌkæet/
CMU ARPABET:EH1 JH AH0 K EY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:EH1 JH Y UW0 K EY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
educated
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To instruct or train.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming.
From Middle English educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten), borrowed from Latin ēducātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
From Middle English educaten, from educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin ēducātus, the perfect passive participle of ēducō (“(of a child, physically or mentally) to bring up, train, nourish; (of a person in learning or art) to rear, educate, train; (plants or animals) to nourish, support, or produce”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from an intensive/frequentative formed on ēducō (“lead out, draw out; to raise up, erect”) + -ō.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
arsimoj
— to instruct or train
Albanian:
edukoj
— to instruct or train
Arabic:
يُعَلم
— to instruct or train
Arabic:
درّب
— to instruct or train
Armenian:
կրթել
(krtʻel)
— to instruct or train
Azerbaijani:
oxutmaq
— to instruct or train
Azerbaijani:
təlim etmək
— to instruct or train
Azerbaijani:
təhsil vermək
— to instruct or train
Azerbaijani:
təhsilləndirmək
— to instruct or train
Bengali:
শিক্ষা দেওয়া
(śikkha deōẇa)
— to instruct or train
Bulgarian:
образовам
(obrazovam)
— to instruct or train
Bulgarian:
обучавам
(obučavam)
— to instruct or train
Bulgarian:
тренирам
(treniram)
— to instruct or train
Catalan:
educar
— to instruct or train
Catalan:
instruir
— to instruct or train
Cornish:
adhyski
— to instruct or train
Czech:
vzdělat
— to instruct or train
Dutch:
opleiden
— to instruct or train
Dutch:
onderwijzen
— to instruct or train
Dutch:
opvoeden
— to instruct or train
Esperanto:
eduki
— to instruct or train
Finnish:
kouluttaa
— to instruct or train
Finnish:
kasvattaa
— to instruct or train
French:
éduquer
— to instruct or train
German:
ausbilden
— to instruct or train
German:
erziehen
— to instruct or train
Greek:
εκπαιδεύω
(ekpaidévo)
— to instruct or train
Ancient Greek:
παιδεύω
(paideúō)
— to instruct or train
Hebrew:
חִינֵּךְ
— to instruct or train
Hungarian:
oktat
— to instruct or train
Ido:
edukar
— to instruct or train
Irish:
oil
— to instruct or train
Italian:
istruire
— to instruct or train
Italian:
educare
— to instruct or train
Japanese:
教える
(oshieru)
— to instruct or train
Japanese:
教育する
(kyōiku suru)
— to instruct or train
Japanese:
啓発する
(keihatsu suru)
— to instruct or train
Kabuverdianu:
iduka
— to instruct or train
Kyrgyz:
окутуу
(okutuu)
— to instruct or train
Kyrgyz:
ийитүү
(iyitüü)
— to instruct or train
Latvian:
audzināt
— to instruct or train
Malay:
didik
— to instruct or train
Maltese:
eduka
— to instruct or train
Māori:
whakaako
— to instruct or train
Norman:
êcoler
— to instruct or train
Norman:
êdutchi
— to instruct or train
Norman:
înstruithe
— to instruct or train
Old English:
ġetēon
— to instruct or train
Polish:
edukować
— to instruct or train
Polish:
uczyć
— to instruct or train
Portuguese:
educar
— to instruct or train
Portuguese:
instruir
— to instruct or train
Portuguese:
ensinar
— to instruct or train
Romanian:
educa
— to instruct or train
Romanian:
instrui
— to instruct or train
Russian:
обуча́ть
(obučátʹ)
— to instruct or train
Russian:
обучи́ть
(obučítʹ)
— to instruct or train
Russian:
воспи́тывать
(vospítyvatʹ)
— to instruct or train
Scottish Gaelic:
foghlaim
— to instruct or train
Scottish Gaelic:
ionnsaich
— to instruct or train
Scottish Gaelic:
teagaisg
— to instruct or train
Sinhalese:
ඉගැන්වීම
(igænwīma)
— to instruct or train
Spanish:
educar
— to instruct or train
Spanish:
instruir
— to instruct or train
Swahili:
elimisha
— to instruct or train
Swedish:
utbilda
— to instruct or train
Swedish:
uppfostra
— to instruct or train
Tamil:
கற்பி
(kaṟpi)
— to instruct or train
Tigrinya:
መሃረ
(mäharä)
— to instruct or train
Turkish:
eğitmek
— to instruct or train
Ottoman Turkish:
اوكرتمك
(öğretmek)
— to instruct or train