educating

VERB

teach information, experience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cultivate develop discipline enlighten improve inform instruct rear train tutor

STRONG

brainwash brief civilize coach drill edify exercise explain foster indoctrinate mature nurture school

WEAK

drum into let in on put hip put through the grind show the ropes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease destroy learn neglect

STRONG

ignore

Example Sentences

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“That’s how I started educating myself, by renting movies without knowing what they were,” he recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Verma said the expenses would go toward creating a new app for the accounts and educating users on how to use them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

“I Swear” is a didactic starting point, and it may even inspire overcorrection when it comes to educating others, but its heart is in the right place.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Random check-ins, remembering dates of appointments and educating yourself on treatments can show that you're thinking of the person, Chloe says.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

By this time, his goal had shifted from sailing to educating himself.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow