educate
verb
ed·u·cate
ˈe-jə-ˌkāt 
educated; educating
1
a
: to provide schooling for
chose to educate their children at home
b
: to train by formal instruction and supervised practice especially in a skill, trade, or profession
2
a
: to develop mentally, morally, or aesthetically especially by instruction
b
: to provide with information : inform
educating themselves about changes in the industry
3
: to persuade or condition to feel, believe, or act in a desired way
educate the public to support our position
: to educate a person or thing
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Examples of educate in a Sentence
Parents trust schools to educate their children.
The job of our public schools is to educate.
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Andy Kaiser, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
In addition, the NCAA, whose enforcement staff includes a sports betting unit that specializes in betting cases, has recently expanded efforts to monitor games and educate players in the wake of legalized sports gambling.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
The institutions that give us health care, keep our water clean, and educate our kids are not meant to be run like businesses.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
The real challenge will be to educate the public about how to identify and assess these deepfakes.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Educate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/educate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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educate
verb
ed·u·cate
ˈej-ə-ˌkāt
educated; educating
1
: to provide schooling for
2
a
: to develop the mind and morals of especially by instruction
educator
noun
-ˌkāt-ər
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