1
as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers
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as in to inspire
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school
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But they have been educated on the risks of clearing land by burning, of overcultivating, and of smoking in a highly flammable field.
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
The pic’s blurb: In a nation where educating girls is rebellion, a visionary woman sparks hope and opposition.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
When women are educated, their countries are more likely to have greater economic growth.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Wendy Cervantes, the director of Immigration and Immigrant Families at CLASP who co-led the research, told Vox that the difficulty of finding child care providers who have the right skills to educate dual-language children is often overlooked.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
The pic’s blurb: In a nation where educating girls is rebellion, a visionary woman sparks hope and opposition.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
When women are educated, their countries are more likely to have greater economic growth.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Wendy Cervantes, the director of Immigration and Immigrant Families at CLASP who co-led the research, told Vox that the difficulty of finding child care providers who have the right skills to educate dual-language children is often overlooked.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Educate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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