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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Last year, none of the substantial number of homeless students it educates were chronically absent, school officials said, a goal they hope to maintain as school opens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Miss Halsall's proposal has been backed by Lincolnshire football club Sleaford Town Juniors, which runs five girls' teams and educates players about the risk of wearing ill-fitting bras.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
It educates, creates the status quo, and also protests against it.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
