self-educate

verb

To learn or study without the direction of a teacher.

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Meanings

verbself-educate (third-person singular simple present self-educates, present participle self-educating, simple past and past participle self-educated)

present singular third person self-educates · participle present self-educating · participle past self-educated · past self-educated

  1. intransitiveTo learn or study without the direction of a teacher.

Origin

From self- + educate.

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APA

self-educate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-educate

MLA

“self-educate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-educate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-educate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-educate.

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