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"teach" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often educate (7 letters).
Definitions
accustom gradually to some action or attitude
Word origin
From Middle English techen, from Old English tǣċan (“to show, declare, demonstrate; teach, instruct, train; assign, prescribe, direct; warn; persuade”), from Proto-West Germanic *taikijan, from Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”).
Used in a sentence
“Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?”
“She used to teach at university.”
“In Episode 3, Gia incorporates very distinct and strong gestures as she teaches Havelock the phrase, "Unte kowlting gut, to pochuye ke?" ("And everything will be okay, understand?")”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Give lessons”5 letters
02“Help someone learn”5 letters
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