educated

[ ej-oo-key-tid ]

adjective

1. having undergone education:

   educated people.

2. characterized by or displaying qualities of culture and learning.
3. based on some information or experience:

   an educated estimate of next year's sales.

educated

/ ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. having an education, esp a good one
2. displaying culture, taste, and knowledge; cultivated
3. prenominal based on experience or information (esp in the phrase an educated guess )

Other Words From

• half-edu·cated adjective
• non·edu·cated adjective
• quasi-edu·cated adjective
• super·edu·cated adjective
• under·edu·cated adjective
• well-edu·cated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of educated¹

First recorded in 1660–70; educate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

She educated us a lot on the film, like, "I go to the movie theater and the only place for me to sit is in the way, way back corner where the wheelchair can fit."

From Salon

Many such women also don’t appreciate being “educated” by progressive elites on the supposed benightedness of traditional gender identities and roles.

From Salon

He is an intellectual educated at Oxford University, is never seen without his signature slim, rectangular glasses and has been dubbed "Mr Digital" thanks to his pledge to whip Ghana into a technological heavyweight.

From BBC

"It was very important to find young, modern, educated women that have talent they were ready to dedicate to society," says Sahra.

From BBC

From a half-dozen fossil skeletons, paleontologists assemble a representative of the Gnatalie species, their best educated assumption of what the animal looked like.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accomplished
• civilized
• cultured
• enlightened
• informed
• intelligent
• knowledgeable
• literate
• prepared
• schooled
• skilled
• trained
• well-read