teaches

VERB

educate; instill knowledge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise coach demonstrate develop direct explain instruct lecture prepare show train tutor

STRONG

brainwash brief catechize communicate cram discipline drill edify enlighten exercise expound fit form ground guide illustrate imbue impart implant inculcate indoctrinate inform initiate interpret nurture profess rear school sharpen

WEAK

break in give instruction give lessons give the facts improve mind open eyes polish up pound into show the ropes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse hide learn neglect

STRONG

abandon destroy ignore keep mislead obscure secret

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teaches

"Our study teaches us lessons for how we communicate about AI," says Bahador Bahrami, who is also a senior author of the study and an expert in social neuroscience.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

In the same way that cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to recontextualize their thoughts and feelings to produce different behaviors, writing stand-up requires people to reexamine their struggles and recontextualize them into punch lines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Keep the place as it is—ugly, burned and battered, a lesson for all time that teaches us never to forget?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Laycock also teaches pupils about "hallucinations" where AI confidently provides information it has made up.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“But Fizz teaches at the mosque and it’s not done yet,” Mom says, coming closer to me.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali