Educate and Lecture

Educate

Educate verb - To cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field.
Usage example: a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers

Lecture and educate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lecture" instead a verb "Educate".

Lecture

Lecture verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Educate and lecture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Educate" instead a verb "Lecture".

Common collocations

people educate people lecture people
children educate children lecture children
someone educate someone lecture someone
rest educate rest lecture rest
Other words: audience, world, kid, mutt, everyone, daughter, leaders, viewers, kids, readers, students, girls.

Both words in one sentence

  • Bury Your Gays It was genuinely trying to educate the public about the senseless persecution of gays and included real life sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld giving a lecture that homosexuality was completely natural.
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