English 'educate' comes from Latin 'ēducāre' (to bring up, rear), a frequentative of 'ēdūcere' (to lead out), from 'ē-' (out) and 'dūcere' (to lead).
To give intellectual, moral, or social instruction to someone; to provide training or information on a particular subject.
From Latin 'educatus,' past participle of 'educare' (to bring up, to rear, to train), a frequentative or causative form of 'educere' (to lead out, to draw forth), from 'e-' (out) + 'ducere' (to lead). Latin 'ducere' derives from PIE *dewk- (to pull, to lead), the same root that gives 'duke' (leader), 'duct' (a channel leading fluid), 'conduct' (to lead together), 'seduce' (to lead aside), and 'deduce' (to lead out a conclusion). The etymology embeds a whole philosophy of learning: education is not the filling
The etymology of 'educate' — 'to lead out' — embodies a philosophy of teaching that dates to Socrates. The Socratic method is precisely about drawing knowledge out of the student through questioning, not lecturing. Plato's allegory of the cave describes education as leading someone out of darkness