educate

The word “educate” has 3 syllables: ed-u-cate

It's pronounced as /ˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for educate?

In the thesaurus, “educate” has 75 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for educate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for educate

  • better
  • brainwash
  • brief
  • catechize
  • civilize
  • coach
  • cultivate
  • develop
  • direct
  • discipline
  • drill
  • drum into
  • edify
  • elevate
  • enlighten
  • ennoble
  • enrich
  • ensoul
  • exalt
  • exercise
  • explain
  • familiarize
  • fit
  • foster
  • glorify
  • ground
  • guide
  • habilitate
  • homeschool
  • illume
  • illuminate
  • illumine
  • implant
  • improve
  • inculcate
  • indoctrinate
  • inform
  • initiate
  • inspire
  • instil
  • instill
  • instruct
  • introduce
  • lead
  • lecture
  • lesson
  • let in on
  • lift
  • mature
  • mentor
  • moralize
  • nurture
  • preach
  • prepare
  • prime
  • put hip
  • put through the grind
  • qualify
  • rear
  • reeducate
  • regenerate
  • renew
  • reschool
  • reteach
  • retrain
  • school
  • show
  • show the ropes
  • teach
  • train
  • transfigure
  • transform
  • tutor
  • uplift
  • verse

Antonyms for educate

Meanings of educate

  • verb
    1. To instruct or train.

Example Sentences

  • It's essential to educate children about the importance of environmental conservation from a young age.
  • Parents have a responsibility to educate their children about personal finance and money management.
  • The museum's interactive exhibits aim to educate visitors about the history and culture of the region.
  • Governments invest in public education to educate citizens and foster a knowledgeable society.
  • Healthcare professionals work tirelessly to educate communities about preventive measures to combat the spread of diseases.

On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to educate, such as: becloud, better, brainwash, brief, catechize, civilize, cloud.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

qualify

  • OK
  • abate
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  • affirm
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  • educate
  • empower
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  • groom
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  • hack it
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  • indoctrinate
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  • invest
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  • let
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  • limit
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  • mark
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  • name
  • narrow
  • okay
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  • privilege
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  • ready
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  • school
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  • teach
  • temper
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  • weaken

quarterback

  • Dutch uncle
  • accommodate
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  • handle
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  • head
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  • inspect
  • inspire
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  • instruct
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  • invent
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  • kibitzer
  • launch
  • lawyer
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  • lead
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  • look after
  • machinator
  • make a connection
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  • ordain
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  • ride herd on
  • righthand man
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  • rough in
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  • see
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  • train
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  • watch
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  • work out a deal

edify

raise

  • abet
  • accelerate
  • accession
  • acclaim
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  • accrual
  • accumulate
  • accumulation
  • activate
  • addendum
  • addition
  • advance
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  • air
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  • appendix
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  • broadcast
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  • call forth
  • carpenter
  • cause
  • celebrate
  • chime in
  • circulate
  • cite
  • cock
  • coin
  • collect
  • collection
  • combine
  • commend
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  • communicate
  • complement
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  • compound
  • conceive
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  • confect
  • congratulate
  • congregate
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  • constitute
  • construct
  • continuation
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  • cradle
  • crane
  • create
  • crop
  • cultivate
  • culture
  • debate
  • declare
  • decorate
  • describe
  • design
  • detonate
  • develop
  • devise
  • dignify
  • dilate
  • direct
  • discipline
  • disclose
  • discover
  • discuss
  • disseminate
  • distend
  • divulge
  • drag
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  • dress
  • edify
  • educate
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  • elevate
  • elicit
  • elongate
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  • enhance
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  • erect
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  • establish
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  • evince
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  • father
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  • forward
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  • get
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  • glean
  • glorify
  • goose
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  • group
  • grow
  • guide
  • hail
  • hammer
  • handcraft
  • harvest
  • heave
  • heft
  • heighten
  • hike
  • hike up
  • hoist
  • hold up
  • honor
  • hype
  • imagine
  • improve
  • inaugurate
  • incite
  • increase
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  • indoctrinate
  • inflame
  • inflate
  • initiate
  • innovate
  • inspire
  • instigate
  • institute
  • instruct
  • intensify
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  • interrupt
  • introduce
  • invent
  • invigorate
  • jack up
  • jerry-build
  • jump
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  • kick upstairs
  • kindle
  • knight
  • laud
  • lead
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  • lengthen
  • lever
  • levy
  • lift
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  • look
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  • magnify
  • make
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  • manufacture
  • mass
  • maximize
  • mention
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  • mind
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  • move up
  • multiply
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  • muster
  • name
  • nourish
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  • obtain
  • offer
  • organize
  • originate
  • parlay
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  • pick
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  • place
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  • plant
  • plus
  • praise
  • prefabricate
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  • proclaim
  • procure
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  • proliferation
  • prolong
  • promote
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  • propagate
  • propose
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  • provoke
  • pry
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  • pull
  • pull up
  • pump up
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  • run up
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  • school
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  • up
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  • wangle
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  • write
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illume

  • bathe
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  • bedazzle
  • better
  • blaze
  • blind
  • brighten
  • burn
  • clarify
  • clear up
  • construe
  • daze
  • dazzle
  • define
  • dramatize
  • edify
  • educate
  • elevate
  • elucidate
  • emblaze
  • enhalo
  • enlighten
  • ennoble
  • enrich
  • ensoul
  • exalt
  • explain
  • expound
  • express
  • finish
  • fire
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  • floodlight
  • give insight
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  • gleam
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  • glorify
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  • highlight
  • ignite
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  • improve
  • incinerate
  • inspire
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  • interpret
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  • kindle
  • lift
  • light
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  • nurture
  • perfect
  • polish
  • radiate
  • regenerate
  • renew
  • shed light on
  • shine
  • spotlight
  • transfigure
  • transform
  • uplift
  • uplight

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