How to Use educate in a Sentence

educate

verb
Definition of educatenext
Synonyms for educatenext
  • The job of our public schools is to educate.
  • Parents trust schools to educate their children.
  • The goal is the same: to educate and entertain the viewer.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • First, the league might have to educate prospective fans.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Fleming said that there are three strands to the campaign – to educate, to enforce and to expand.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 May 2023
  • In the clip, he’s seen educating himself on the sport and very determined to take the trophy home.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2023
  • It is meant to help educate people to detect the symptoms.
    — USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
  • Given the recent changes, Slocum said she feels forced to educate the 14-year-old outside of school.
    — Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And not educating people on screen time where they get hooked on dopamine spikes.
    — WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The state needs to find new ways to attract younger workers and better educate and train those already here.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The goal was to educate people in the community of the challenges of families in need.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • There’s a theme of who gets access to the arts, and who is able to go to these beautiful locations and educate [themselves].
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The festival seeks to educate children and youth in the UAE by opening their eyes to the magic of storytelling through a film lens.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Her plea is for all parents to educate their children about fentanyl.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The Grand Tour, a tradition begun in the late 17th century, aimed to educate through travel.
    — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 9 June 2023
  • The session was scheduled to educate parents about the renaming process.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • This means educating people on the dangers of their drug use in a judgment-free way and providing them with the tools and knowledge that lowers harms.
    — Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
  • Today’s Afghanistan is the most repressive country in the world for women, who aren’t allowed to be educated beyond the sixth grade.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The throughline of these notions at the end of the day is how the collection will further educate those who are unfamiliar with HBCUs.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The manufacturer needs to educate and inform us about the benefits and risks of UAM.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • People are more educated about the evidence and are open to the possibility of something in the woods.
    — Becca Martin-Brown, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Alongside the skirts, Mishan hung signs with statistics to educate city employees and visitors to City Hall about the scope of the crisis.
    — Nika Bartoo-Smith, oregonlive, 20 June 2023
  • Customers choose a cup of joe from a list of countries — Columbia, Guatemala and Mexico — and will be educated on its beans.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Carias credits the union with educating her not just about work issues, but her own power to effect broader change.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • CIOs need to educate themselves, their teams and their management very quickly on how AI may affect their industry in the next few years.
    — Wai Wong, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Ilana Hunter In Somerville, the city distributed door-knockers educating residents about the vine.
    — Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • The public works director added that the city would have to hire employees just to educate residents on which bin to put their pizza box in or where to dispose of wood.
    — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Many, but not all, of the boys have grown up without fathers involved in their lives, and the older men who volunteer time to mentor and educate are vital to its success.
    — Jodie Valade, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Because in the end, Howland and others said, Sailer would educate people on what children needed and why.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The agency has also been carrying out a campaign on both sides of the border to educate ranchers and livestock producers on how to spot the bites and signs of rabies.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023

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