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as in teaches
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers
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as in inspires
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school
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Recent Examples of educates
SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
The seat belonging to David Ko sat empty once again during the March 10 school board meeting of Niles Township High School District 219, which educates students in Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Davis’ decisions impact the future of the top public university, which educates 55,000 students annually and employs 20,000 people.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
To help improve the way a teacher educates, the teacher must trust you — something the coaches worry is at risk under the district's budget cuts.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
The seat belonging to David Ko sat empty once again during the March 10 school board meeting of Niles Township High School District 219, which educates students in Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Davis’ decisions impact the future of the top public university, which educates 55,000 students annually and employs 20,000 people.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
To help improve the way a teacher educates, the teacher must trust you — something the coaches worry is at risk under the district's budget cuts.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for educates
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When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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McKeel teaches biology at Independence High School located on 10th Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her desire to grow and her consistency in all her tasks along the way inspires others to raise the bar.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Educates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educates. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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