"educate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɛd.jʊˌkeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/ [General-American], /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/ [General-American], /ˈed͡ʒ.ɘˌkæet/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-uk-educate.ogg [UK], En-us-educate.ogg [US] Forms: educates [present, singular, third-person], educating [participle, present], educated [participle, past], educated [past]
Etymology: From Latin educatus, past participle of educare (“to "bring up or rise up or train or mould or nourish" (a child, physically or mentally), rear, educate, train (a person in learning or art), nourish, support, or produce (plants or animals)”), frequentative of educere, past participle eductus (“to "bring out or lead out or draw out or rear" (a child, usually with reference to bodily nurture or support, while educare refers more frequently to the mind)”), from e (“out”) + ducere (“to lead, draw”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dewk-}}, {{uder|en|la|educatus}} Latin educatus, {{m|la|educare||to "bring up or rise up or train or mould or nourish" (a child, physically or mentally), rear, educate, train (a person in learning or art), nourish, support, or produce (plants or animals)}} educare (“to "bring up or rise up or train or mould or nourish" (a child, physically or mentally), rear, educate, train (a person in learning or art), nourish, support, or produce (plants or animals)”), {{m|la|educere}} educere, {{m|la|eductus||to "bring out or lead out or draw out or rear" (a child, usually with reference to bodily nurture or support, while educare refers more frequently to the mind)}} eductus (“to "bring out or lead out or draw out or rear" (a child, usually with reference to bodily nurture or support, while educare refers more frequently to the mind)”), {{m|la|e||out}} e (“out”), {{m|la|ducere||to lead, draw}} ducere (“to lead, draw”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} educate (third-person singular simple present educates, present participle educating, simple past and past participle educated)
  1. (transitive) To instruct or train. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Education Synonyms: instruct, teach Synonyms (generally jocular): educamate, edumacate Derived forms: co-educate, educating (english: uncommon adjectival form), overeducate, reeducate, self-educate, undereducate Translations (to instruct or train): arsimoj (Albanian), edukoj (Albanian), παιδεύω (paideúō) (Ancient Greek), يُعَلم (Arabic), درّب (Arabic), կրթել (krtʻel) (Armenian), oxutmaq (english: to send to school) (Azerbaijani), təlim etmək (english: to instruct, train) (Azerbaijani), təhsil vermək (Azerbaijani), təhsilləndirmək (Azerbaijani), শিক্ষা দেওয়া (śikkha deōẇa) (Bengali), образовам (obrazovam) (Bulgarian), обучавам (obučavam) (Bulgarian), тренирам (treniram) (Bulgarian), educar (Catalan), instruir (Catalan), adhyski (Cornish), vzdělat (Czech), opleiden (Dutch), onderwijzen (Dutch), opvoeden (Dutch), eduki (Esperanto), kouluttaa (Finnish), kasvattaa (Finnish), éduquer (French), ausbilden (German), erziehen (German), εκπαιδεύω (ekpaidévo) (Greek), חִינֵּךְ (Hebrew), oktat (Hungarian), edukar (Ido), oil (Irish), istruire (Italian), educare (Italian), 教える (oshieru) (Japanese), 教育する (kyōiku suru) (Japanese), 啓発する (keihatsu suru) (Japanese), iduka (Kabuverdianu), окутуу (okutuu) (Kyrgyz), ийитүү (iyitüü) (Kyrgyz), audzināt (Latvian), didik (Malay), eduka (Maltese), whakaako (Maori), êcoler (Norman), êdutchi (Norman), înstruithe (Norman), educar (Portuguese), instruir (Portuguese), ensinar (Portuguese), educa (Romanian), instrui (Romanian), обуча́ть (obučátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обучи́ть (obučítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), воспи́тывать (vospítyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), foghlaim (Scottish Gaelic), ionnsaich (Scottish Gaelic), teagaisg (Scottish Gaelic), ඉගැන්වීම (igænwīma) (Sinhalese), educar (Spanish), instruir (Spanish), elimisha (Swahili), utbilda (Swedish), uppfostra (Swedish), መሃረ (mäharä) (Tigrinya), eğitmek (Turkish), addysgu (Welsh)

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          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "arsimoj"
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        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "يُعَلم"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "درّب"
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          "english": "to instruct, train",
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          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
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          "sense": "to instruct or train",
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          "code": "bn",
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          "sense": "to instruct or train",
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obrazovam",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "образовам"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obučavam",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "обучавам"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "treniram",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "тренирам"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "educar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "instruir"
        },
        {
          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "adhyski"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "vzdělat"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "opleiden"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "onderwijzen"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "opvoeden"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "eduki"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "kouluttaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "kasvattaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "éduquer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "ausbilden"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "erziehen"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ekpaidévo",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "εκπαιδεύω"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "paideúō",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "παιδεύω"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "חִינֵּךְ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "oktat"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "edukar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "oil"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "istruire"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "educare"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "oshieru",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "教える"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyōiku suru",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "教育する"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keihatsu suru",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "啓発する"
        },
        {
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "iduka"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "okutuu",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "окутуу"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "iyitüü",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "ийитүү"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "audzināt"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "didik"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "eduka"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "whakaako"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "êcoler"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "êdutchi"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "înstruithe"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "educar"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "instruir"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "ensinar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "educa"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "instrui"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obučátʹ",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обуча́ть"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obučítʹ",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обучи́ть"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vospítyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "воспи́тывать"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "воспита́ть pf (vospitátʹ, literally “bring up, raise”)",
          "sense": "to instruct or train"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "foghlaim"
        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "ionnsaich"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "teagaisg"
        },
        {
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "igænwīma",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "ඉගැන්වීම"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "educar"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "instruir"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "elimisha"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "utbilda"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "uppfostra"
        },
        {
          "code": "ti",
          "lang": "Tigrinya",
          "roman": "mäharä",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "መሃረ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "eğitmek"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to instruct or train",
          "word": "addysgu"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈed͡ʒ.ɘˌkæet/",
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      "word": "reeducate"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "educatus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin educatus",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "educare",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to \"bring up or rise up or train or mould or nourish\" (a child, physically or mentally), rear, educate, train (a person in learning or art), nourish, support, or produce (plants or animals)"
      },
      "expansion": "educare (“to \"bring up or rise up or train or mould or nourish\" (a child, physically or mentally), rear, educate, train (a person in learning or art), nourish, support, or produce (plants or animals)”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "educere"
      },
      "expansion": "educere",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "eductus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to \"bring out or lead out or draw out or rear\" (a child, usually with reference to bodily nurture or support, while educare refers more frequently to the mind)"
      },
      "expansion": "eductus (“to \"bring out or lead out or draw out or rear\" (a child, usually with reference to bodily nurture or support, while educare refers more frequently to the mind)”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "e",
        "3": "",
        "4": "out"
      },
      "expansion": "e (“out”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ducere",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to lead, draw"
      },
      "expansion": "ducere (“to lead, draw”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin educatus, past participle of educare (“to \"bring up or rise up or train or mould or nourish\" (a child, physically or mentally), rear, educate, train (a person in learning or art), nourish, support, or produce (plants or animals)”), frequentative of educere, past participle eductus (“to \"bring out or lead out or draw out or rear\" (a child, usually with reference to bodily nurture or support, while educare refers more frequently to the mind)”), from e (“out”) + ducere (“to lead, draw”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "educates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "educating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "educated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "educated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "educate (third-person singular simple present educates, present participle educating, simple past and past participle educated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ed‧u‧cate"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dewk-",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English undefined derivations",
        "English verbs",
        "Requests for review of Northern Kurdish translations",
        "en:Education"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To instruct or train."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instruct",
          "instruct"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To instruct or train."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛd.jʊˌkeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈed͡ʒ.ɘˌkæet/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-educate.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2d/En-uk-educate.ogg/En-uk-educate.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/En-uk-educate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-educate.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a4/En-us-educate.ogg/En-us-educate.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/En-us-educate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "instruct"
    },
    {
      "word": "teach"
    },
    {
      "sense": "generally jocular",
      "word": "educamate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "generally jocular",
      "word": "edumacate"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "arsimoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "edukoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "يُعَلم"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "درّب"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "krtʻel",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "կրթել"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "english": "to send to school",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "oxutmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "english": "to instruct, train",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "təlim etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "təhsil vermək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "təhsilləndirmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śikkha deōẇa",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "শিক্ষা দেওয়া"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obrazovam",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "образовам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obučavam",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "обучавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "treniram",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "тренирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "educar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "instruir"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "adhyski"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "vzdělat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "opleiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "onderwijzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "opvoeden"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "eduki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "kouluttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "kasvattaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "éduquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "ausbilden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "erziehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ekpaidévo",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "εκπαιδεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "paideúō",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "παιδεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "חִינֵּךְ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "oktat"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "edukar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "oil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "istruire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "educare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "oshieru",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "教える"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōiku suru",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "教育する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keihatsu suru",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "啓発する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "iduka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "okutuu",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "окутуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "iyitüü",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "ийитүү"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "audzināt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "didik"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "eduka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "whakaako"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "êcoler"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "êdutchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "înstruithe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "educar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "instruir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "ensinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "educa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "instrui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obučátʹ",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обуча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obučítʹ",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обучи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vospítyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "воспи́тывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "воспита́ть pf (vospitátʹ, literally “bring up, raise”)",
      "sense": "to instruct or train"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "foghlaim"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "ionnsaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "teagaisg"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "igænwīma",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "ඉගැන්වීම"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "educar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "instruir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "elimisha"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "utbilda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "uppfostra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "mäharä",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "መሃረ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "eğitmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to instruct or train",
      "word": "addysgu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "educate"
}

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