1. give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone, especially a child), 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 field:"a plan to educate the young on the dangers of drug-taking"
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin educat- ‘led out’, from the verb educare, related to educere ‘lead out’ (see educe).
