educate
/ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.92 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *dewk-, educaten, ēducātus, educat
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
educates (present, singular)
educating (participle, present)
educated (participle, past)
educated (past)
educamate (alternative)
edumacate (alternative)
more educate (comparative)
most educate (superlative)