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Educate vs Afterschool - What's the difference?

educate | afterschool |

As a verb educate

is to instruct or train.

As an adjective afterschool is

taking place immediately after school classes.

educate

English

Alternative forms

* (generally jocular) educamate * (generally jocular) edumacate

Verb

  • to instruct or train

    • Synonyms

    * instruct * teach

    Derived terms

    * co-educate

    Related terms

    * education * educative * educator * educatee * educable * educatable

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    afterschool

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Taking place immediately after school classes.
  • Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
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    • , passage=Usually the youngsters who participate in the Shorefront YM-YWHA-sponsored afterschool program in Brighton Beach are getting homework help or playing in the gym after classes.}}