taught

(eg. rose, ancient, grace )

taught /ˈtɔt/ ?

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(n) an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
(v) impart skills or knowledge to
(v) accustom gradually to some action or attitude

The number of Japanese secondary schools offering Mandarin more than tripled between 1993 and 2005, and in Japan it's now the most taught foreign language after English.
I'm talking about racism that is taught, institutionalized.
We taught students that they should be self-serving with guile if they wanted to do well in our classes.

President Obama yesterday said Shriver "taught our nation - and our world - that no physical or mental barrier can restrain the power of the human spirit."
on Aug 12, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
"To follow in the footsteps of Lloyd Robertson is an enormous honour and extremely humbling," LaFlamme said. "He is an institution, the very foundation that fair and honest journalism is built on, and has personally taught me so much about...
on Jul 9, 2010 By: Lisa LaFlamme Source: National Post
"Greinke deserved it," Hernandez told the Associated Press from his home in Venezuela. "This has taught me that I need to be perfect. I will need a superb year, because just a good one, it's not enough."
on Nov 17, 2009 By: Felix Hernandez Source: USA Today