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stanbesida | 22:29 Sun 06th Apr 2008 | Word Origins
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Old word for educate
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Maybe inculcate

Are you looking for a word of any particular length?

or to fit any particular pattern of letters?
22:35 Sun 06th Apr 2008
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the letters I have is ??T?A?N but if UTTERER is correct for Speaker, then the letters are U?T?A?N
22:51 Sun 06th Apr 2008
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Don't know how old it is, but UPTRAIN fits.
22:53 Sun 06th Apr 2008
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uptrain to educate (obsolete) according to Chambers
22:54 Sun 06th Apr 2008
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Many thanks for your help, I spent over 2 hours trying to find the answer in dictionaries, thesaurusies, etc. but no joy.
23:15 Sun 06th Apr 2008
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Not many Sunday Post readers would get that answer!
10:48 Mon 07th Apr 2008
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Interesting that Chambers rates it 'obscure'

'Uptrain' sounds thoroughly modern,but ugly, to my (geriatric)ears


19:18 Thu 17th Apr 2008
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Oh Dear! I meant 'obsolete'-
Sorry -I've forgotten to take my tablets
19:21 Thu 17th Apr 2008

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