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"ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "related":[ "adroit", "clever", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "slick", "sure-handed", "gifted", "talented", "polished", "refined", "effective", "effectual", "efficient", "workmanlike", "able", "capable", "competent", "employable", "fit", "fitted", "habile", "qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "compleat", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "crackerjack", "experienced", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ] }, "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coached", "mentored", "drilled", "fitted", "fit", "grounded", "habilitated", "prepared", "primed", "qualified", "directed", "guided", "led", "reared", "catechized", "lectured", "moralized", "preached", "implanted", "inculcated", "instilled", "homeschooled", "edified", "enlightened", "briefed", "familiarized", "imparted (to)", "informed", "versed", "initiated", "introduced", "showed", "reeducated", "reschooled", "retaught", "retrained" ], "synonyms":[ "indoctrinated", "instructed", "lessoned", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored" ] }, "to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the belief that parents better educate their 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