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 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 ]

a. Formed or developed by education; as, an educated man. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.
Syn. -- student, pupil. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. educatio; cf. F. éducation. ] The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education. [ 1913 Webster ]

To prepare us for complete living is the function which education has to discharge. H. Spenser.

Syn. -- Education, Instruction, Teaching, Training, Breeding. Education, properly a drawing forth, implies not so much the communication of knowledge as the discipline of the intellect, the establishment of the principles, and the regulation of the heart. Instruction is that part of education which furnishes the mind with knowledge. Teaching is the same, being simply more familiar. It is also applied to practice; as, teaching to speak a language; teaching a dog to do tricks. Training is a department of education in which the chief element is exercise or practice for the purpose of imparting facility in any physical or mental operation. Breeding commonly relates to the manners and outward conduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to education. “His educational establishment.” J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a specialist in the theory of eduction.
Syn. -- educationist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who is versed in the theories of, or who advocates and promotes, education.
Syn. -- educationalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. éducatif. ] Tending to educate; that gives education; as, an educative process; an educative experience. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who educates; a teacher. [ 1913 Webster ]