educate

verb
/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt//ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/US

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from ēducātus
  2. inherited from educaten

Definitions

  1. To instruct or train.

    • Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming.
  2. educated

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at educate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at educate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at educate

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