Teaching Vocab

Ingrain – firmly fix or establish in a person.

Sentence – Morals tend to be deeply ingrained

Relearn – learn (something) again.

Sentence – You will help me relearn

Hone – refine or perfect over a period of time.

Sentence – He runs every day to hone his stamina.

Enlighten – give (someone) greater knowledge

Sentence – Enlighten me about your plans for the future.

Reeducate – educate or train in order to change their beliefs or behaviour.

Sentence – We must reeducate people to love their motherland.

Erudiate – having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Sentence – He was never dull, always erudite and well informed.

Unteach – to cause to unlearn something

Sentence – Will you unteach your pupil?’

Unlearn – discard from one’s memory.

Sentence – I had to unlearn the way I played guitar when I started taking formal lessons

Acquire – buy or obtain for oneself.

Sentence – You will need a great deal of money to acquire the valuable painting

Transmit – cause to pass on from one person or place to another.

Sentence – I’ll transmit the letter by special messenger.

Alphabetise – arrange in alphabetical order.

Sentence – Names of people are alphabetized by first name.

Impart – make known.

Sentence – A teacher’s aim is to impart knowledge.

Preach – publicly proclaim or teach

Sentence – Do not preach up such boys so much.

Inculcate – Instil by persistent instruction.

Sentence – I try to inculcate a sense of responsibility in my children.