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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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Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2025
The exhibition also educates visitors on the policies that shaped — and threatened — neighborhoods.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Painted Turtle, which provides a summer camp experience for kids with serious medical issues, and the Bridge School, which educates children with severe speech and physical disabilities.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The school district, which educates about 23,000 students, is working toward making CPR a skill that every student learns at least once a year starting in fifth grade, said Superintendent Joe Harrington.
—Ciara McCarthy 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2025
The exhibition also educates visitors on the policies that shaped — and threatened — neighborhoods.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Painted Turtle, which provides a summer camp experience for kids with serious medical issues, and the Bridge School, which educates children with severe speech and physical disabilities.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The school district, which educates about 23,000 students, is working toward making CPR a skill that every student learns at least once a year starting in fifth grade, said Superintendent Joe Harrington.
—Ciara McCarthy 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for educates
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Mark Williams, a former Federal Reserve regulator who teaches finance at Boston University, said Dundon’s record is an important consideration.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
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The program teaches children about connections between people, animals and the environment, and ways to engage locally to help all three.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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What inspires you to make music these days?—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Take a trip back in time and see how Ali still inspires Louisville 50 years later.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Educates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educates. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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