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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  educate \ed"u*cate\ ([e^]d"[-u]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Educated ([e^]d"[-u]*k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Educating ([e^]d"[-u]*k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. educatus, p. p.
     of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to
     educate, fr. educere to lead forth, bring up (a child). See
     Educe.]
     To bring up or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop
     and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but
     more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to
     expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty,
     etc.; to form and regulate the principles and character of;
     to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic
     instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as, to
     educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste.
  
     Syn: To develop; instruct; teach; inform; enlighten; edify;
          bring up; train; breed; rear; discipline; indoctrinate.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Educate \Ed"u*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Educated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Educating.] [L. educatus, p. p. of educare to bring
     up a child physically or mentally, to educate, fr. educere to
     ?ed forth, bring up (a child). See Educe.]
     To bring ??? or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop
     and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but
     more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to
     expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty,
     etc.,; to form and regulate the principles and character of;
     to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic
     instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as, to
     educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste.
  
     Syn: To develop; instruct; teach; inform; enlighten; edify;
          bring up; train; breed; rear; discipline; indoctrinate.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  educating
     vb.
     (present participle of en educate nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  educating
     vb.
     (present participle of en educate nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  educating
     vb.
     (present participle of en educate nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  educating
     vb.
     (present participle of en educate nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  educating
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e ducat ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  educating
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en educate ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb educate)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Educating /ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪtɪŋ/
  التعلّم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  educating /ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪtɪŋ/ 
  výchovný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  educating /ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪtɪŋ/ 
  vzdělávací

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  educating /ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪtɪŋ/
  erziehend, ausbildend, bildend
   see: educate, educated, educates, educated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  educating /ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪtɪŋ/
  heranbildend
     Synonym: training
  
   see: train, educate, trained, educated
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  educating /ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪtɪŋ/
  obrazovanje

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɛdʒəˌkeɪtɪŋ/, /ˈɛdʒjuˌkeɪtɪŋ/


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