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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

educate

/(ĕd"ū̇*kāt)/ · ed·u·cate · IPA /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/
01 v. t. To bring up or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limit…
imp. & p. p. Educated; p. pr. & vb. n. Educating
  1. 1.
    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.