educate
verb (used with object)
to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling.
have educated
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present perfectof educate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Sir David Attenborough's landmark natural history programmes have educated and inspired us for more than seven decades.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath said she wanted to see $3 million added to the county’s budget to finance legal help centers, which have educated thousands of tenants facing eviction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
I hope that by the time they enter menopause — naturally or medically induced — they'll have educated themselves about the significant medical risks and symptoms.
From Salon ● May 21, 2023
Over their history, H.B.C.U.s have educated most of the nation’s Black judges, half of its Black doctors and 40 percent of the Black members of Congress, as well as the current vice president, Kamala Harris.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2022
With enlightened dispositions and by severe sacrifices they have educated their children, but oppressed by burdens they do not enjoy the rights of other citizens.
From The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys by J. N. (John Napper) Worsfold
