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Q: How is the word 'school' different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of school are discipline , educate , instruct , teach , and train . While all these words mean "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill," school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master. // schooled the horse in five gaits

Q: When is 'discipline' a more appropriate choice than 'school'?

While in some cases nearly identical to school , discipline implies training in habits of order and precision. // a disciplined mind

Q: In what contexts can 'educate' take the place of 'school'?

While the synonyms educate and school are close in meaning, educate implies development of the mind. // more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person

Q: When might 'instruct' be a better fit than 'school'?

The synonyms instruct and school are sometimes interchangeable, but instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching. // instructs raw recruits in military drill

Q: When is it sensible to use 'teach' instead of 'school'?

In some situations, the words teach and school are roughly equivalent. However, teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn. // taught us a lot about our planet

Q: When can 'train' be used instead of 'school'?

The words train and school can be used in similar contexts, but train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view. // trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft

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noun

ˈskül

Definition of school

as in academy

a place or establishment for teaching and learning one of the first schools in the country to admit girls as students

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to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions

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How is the word school different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of school are discipline, educate, instruct, teach, and train. While all these words mean "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill," school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master.

schooled the horse in five gaits

When is discipline a more appropriate choice than school?

While in some cases nearly identical to school, discipline implies training in habits of order and precision.

a disciplined mind

In what contexts can educate take the place of school?

While the synonyms educate and school are close in meaning, educate implies development of the mind.

more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person

When might instruct be a better fit than school?

The synonyms instruct and school are sometimes interchangeable, but instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching.

instructs raw recruits in military drill

When is it sensible to use teach instead of school?

In some situations, the words teach and school are roughly equivalent. However, teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn.

taught us a lot about our planet

When can train be used instead of school?

The words train and school can be used in similar contexts, but train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view.

trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft

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Recent Examples of school

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The movement, which began over staffing shortages at one high school, has grown to include students and workers demanding better schools, higher wages and pensions. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 She was arrested and charged with second-degree child endangerment after her daughter reportedly arrived at school with sunburns, sparking a media frenzy over Krentcil's extreme tanning habits and parenting. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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Turns out that whoever at their urban university up north briefed them on their task had also schooled them in how to interact with rural Ozark folk. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 In-line fours got bigger, went a hell of a lot faster, and schooled several generations of riders in sheer terror, while simultaneously addicting them to industrial doses of adrenaline. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for school

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Today, there are more than 5,000 children participating in iACT soccer academies in Chad, the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Mexico.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
So, the investment also includes a new manufacturing training academy at Joliet Junior College, expanding industrial maintenance training and doubling welding capacity.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of academy

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Faculty are chosen based on their track record of educating Black students.

— Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
He was educated at Middlebury College, and lived in New York City for 15 years, before settling back on the farm with his wife, Olga, and their children, Fiona and Abraham.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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