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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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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
California educates a disproportionate share of children experiencing housing insecurity.
—Jill Stegman, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
California educates a disproportionate share of children experiencing housing insecurity.
—Jill Stegman, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for educates
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Aleys teaches Marte to read, but Aleys will suffer for her ideas.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Newsom doesn’t have much in common with voters in states like Ohio or Pennsylvania, Dan Schnur, who teaches political communications at University of California Berkeley and University of Southern California, said.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
3 Feb. 2026
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Supporting efforts in Minnesota inspires local action Nic Banach moved back to Milwaukee in January 2025 after spending years in Minnesota.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Educates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educates. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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