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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Parents trust schools to educate their children.
The job of our public schools is to educate.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Children are never too young to become Swifties, which is why one mom has delighted the internet by educating her four kids on the singer's backlog of music videos (AKA theatrical masterpieces).
—Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
These beautiful American Women quarters will be in circulation for decades to come and continue to educate the American people on our incredible honorees.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
She was educated, employed by a federal agency, and comfortable navigating bureaucracies and unresponsive gatekeepers.
—Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Educate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/educate. Accessed 29 Dec. 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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