Some common synonyms of school are discipline, educate, instruct, teach, and train. While all these words mean "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill," school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master.

// schooled the horse in five gaits

In some situations, the words teach and school are roughly equivalent. However, teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn.

// taught us a lot about our planet

While in some cases nearly identical to school, discipline implies training in habits of order and precision.

// a disciplined mind