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to make literate

verb/aɫfɐbɨtiˈzaɾ/medium

al·fa·be·ti·zar

Definition

To teach (someone) to read and write; to make literate.
The volunteer's goal was to make literate the villagers who had never been to school.
Programs exist to make literate adults who missed out on education.
Common collocations
to teach literacyto make literate

Etymology

De 'alfabeto' + sufixo verbal '-izar'.

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