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