Word Type

Verb

Adjective

The word "educate" can be used as verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

ignorize

Derived Terms

co-educate educatability educatable educatee educating education educative educatory miseducate overeducate reeducate self-educate undereducate uneducate

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ameliorate amend better down fine-tune improve instruct learn meliorate polish refine teach

Manner Of

better polish

Related Terms

educable educatable educatee education educational educative educator instruct train

Similar Terms

build up develop groom prepare train

Synonym Network

instruct teach train

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