educar

/eduˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to educate, instruct

🎓📚 educar = educate, from Latin e- (out) + ducere (to lead)

Same Latin root as English educate: to lead out. Ducere also gives duke, conduct and the Spanish conducir. Drop the -ate from educate and add the verb ending -ar to get educar.

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