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present tense third-person singular of educate
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1
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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- implants,
- inculcates,
- instills
- (also instils)
2
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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“Educates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educates. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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