EDUCATES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

educates

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present tense third-person singular of educate

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 Part of the Who HQ series, this book educates readers about LGBTQ+ activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected in California. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe. —

Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 May 2026 Arsenal educates their players on the process and tries to use periods in players’ schedules where there is a natural break, if possible. —

Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The Santa Ana Unified School District, which educates some 35,000 students across 52 campuses, was impacted, though. —

Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 7 May 2026

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Gessen teaches at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and lives in New York City.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
An essential seven-email nurture sequence then teaches, builds trust, handles objections, and ultimately closes sales automatically.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026