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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Unified, the nation’s second-largest school system, educates about 390,000 students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
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
A fellow ranger, former poacher Festus Benjamin, 31, told AFP he now educates his peers on the value of preserving the park's wildlife.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
“This city is a paradise, Tally. It feeds you, educates you, keeps you safe. It makes you pretty.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
