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school

n. a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"

school

n. an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"

schoolhouse

n. a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"

schooling

n. the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"

shoal

n. a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"

schooltime

n. the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"

educate

v. give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"

institute

n. an association organized to promote art or science or education

institution, establishment

n. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

learning, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, scholarship

n. profound scholarly knowledge

cognition, knowledge

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

gaggle

n. a flock of geese

tutor

v. be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish"

familiarize, familiarise, acquaint

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

instruct, apprise, apprize

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

teach, learn, instruct

v. impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

indoctrinate, teach uncritically, teach doctrines to

v. teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"

infuse, instill, inculcate, implant gradually

v. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"

propagandize, subject to propaganda

v. subject to propaganda

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

enact, reenact, re-enact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

inaugurate, kick off, begin formally

v. commence officially

prime, get primed

v. insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"

prime, fill with primer

v. fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"

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