They are very similar, but there are a few differences. If you educate someone, you need to educate them ABOUT a particular topic. - "I will educate you about the dangers of smoking" If you teach them, you can use the same kind of sentence: - "I will teach you about the dangers of smoking" but you can also teach someone HOW to do something: - "I will teach you how to swim" or "I will teach you to swim but this is wrong: - "I will educate you how to swim" or "I will educate you to swim" "Educate" usually implies something more formal, like a school, while "teach" can be formal or informal.

This is not entirely correct because you can educate somebody as well as be taught by somebody else too. Educate and teach are pretty much synonymous; however, I would say that educate is less frequently used. [At least, in the United States.]

Thank you, Amanda.

Agreed with Amanda.

Educate means that you get taught by somebody or in some school. It is to receive knowledge. But Teach is to give knowledge to some people. Examples: I teach English in this school. 我在这所学校里教英语。（这里，信息是被传递给别人）I am well educated.(我受过很好的教育）。（这里，信息是从别人那里接受过来。）