teach (verb)

  • 41lead astray — verb 1. teach immoral behavior to It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits • Syn: ↑lead off • Hypernyms: ↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑demoralize, ↑ …

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  • 42homeschool — verb Date: 1980 intransitive verb to teach school subjects to one s children at home transitive verb to teach (one s children) at home …

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  • 43learn — verb (learned; learning) Etymology: Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian; akin to Old High German lernēn to learn, Old English last footprint, Latin lira furrow, track Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to gain… …

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  • 44instill — verb 1. impart gradually Her presence instilled faith into the children transfuse love of music into the students • Syn: ↑transfuse • Hypernyms: ↑lend, ↑impart, ↑bestow, ↑contribute …

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  • 45speak — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly ▪ Ben hardly spoke to me all evening …

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  • 46toilet-train — verb train (a small child) to use the toilet • Derivationally related forms: ↑toilet training • Hypernyms: ↑train, ↑develop, ↑prepare, ↑educate • Verb Frames: Somebody …

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  • 47walk through — verb perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal • Derivationally related forms: ↑walk through • Hypernyms: ↑rehearse, ↑practise, ↑practice • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * …

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  • 48approve — verb (approved; approving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French apruer, approver, from Latin approbare, from ad + probare to prove more at prove Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. obsolete prove, attest …

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  • 49educate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Middle English, to rear, from Latin educatus, past participle of educare to rear, educate, from educere to lead forth more at educe Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to provide schooling for < chose to&#8230; …

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  • 50profess — verb Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from profes, adjective, having professed one s vows, from Anglo French, from Late Latin professus, from Latin, past participle of profitēri to profess, confess, from pro before + fatēri to&#8230; …

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