educate
verb (used with object)
to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling.
educates
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present tense formof educate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It educates us in many arcane worlds of arts and crafts, quilts, chairs, pickle crocks and other items whose value really can be in the eye of the beholder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Sheers educates crypto-curious clients about other risk assets that offer more diversification and less volatility.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
It tells the story of a grandfather who educates his granddaughter Mona about the beauty of art after she is told by doctors she risks going blind.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
After university, Bobi Wine embarked on a music career, branding his craft "edutainment", that is, entertainment that educates.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
It educates, creates the status quo, and also protests against it.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
