Spanish Conversation · Level 5
88 words
Spanish word
educar
Pronunciation
IPA/eðuˈkaɾ/
Meaning
- verbeducate
Example
Los padres educan a sus hijos en casa.
Parents educate their children at home.
More examples
La escuela educa tanto en conocimientos como en valores.
The school teaches both knowledge and values.
Core concept
Guiding a person's acquisition of knowledge, habits, manners, and character.
Common phrases
educar a los hijos
educate one's children
educar en valores
teach values
educar en casa
educate at home
Similar words
enseñar: Explains facts or techniques so a learner can grasp and practice specific subjects or tasks.
criar: Brings up a child by providing daily care, nourishment, and basic training.
formar: Shapes skills and personality to build capacity or prepare someone for a role.
instruir: Provides systematic, structured teaching of required information or procedures.
Definition in Spanish
Transmitir conocimientos, normas y hábitos que contribuyen a formar la conducta y el carácter de una persona.
Word origin
The verb comes from Latin educare, from educere 'lead out', and developed the sense of guiding a person's growth and character.
Usage tips
- In Spanish educar refers to upbringing and moral formation, enseñar denotes teaching facts or skills, criar refers to rearing children, and educado usually praises politeness rather than schooling.
Other meanings
- raiseverb
- disciplineverb
- rearverb
Opposites
- malcriarspoilverb
- desatenderneglectverb