educate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɛdjʊkeɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone), typically at a school or university: she was educated at a boarding school
  • provide or pay for instruction for (one’s child), especially at a school: she had crises of conscience about how best to educate her youngest child
  • give (someone) training in or information on a particular subject: a plan to educate the young on the dangers of drugs [with object and infinitive]: the need to educate people to conserve water

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin educat- 'led out', from the verb educare, related to educere 'lead out' (see educe)