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educating

adj
1
Serving to teach or inform; having an educational effect.
"It was an educating experience for everyone involved."

How to Use Educating

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In plain EnglishDescribes something that teaches or broadens someone's knowledge.

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More often used as the present participle of "educate" (e.g. "she is educating her kids at home") than as a standalone adjective — "educational" is the more common adjective form.

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