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educate
educate someone for something
to train someone for something or to do something. I wasn't educated for doing this kind of thing. He had spent many years educating himself for just this kind of job.
educate someone in something
to train someone about something; to school someone in something. Her parents educated her in the ways of the old country. She had educated herself in the ways of big business.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Ealhstan | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
Tex | | TEKS | English |
Sam (2) | | - | Persian, Persian Mythology |
Linden | | LIN-dən | English |
Julija | | YOO-lee-yah (Slovene) | Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian |
Lauressa | | lə-RES-ə | English (Rare) |