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 Word Forms

• half-educated adjective
• noneducated adjective
• quasi-educated adjective
• supereducated adjective
• undereducated adjective
• well-educated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of educated¹

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

Example Sentences

In June, the independent preparatory school, which has educated children for almost 130 years, announced it would sell the tables, which generations of children had eaten at, ahead of its closure on 31 December.

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The notion that Mr. Mamdani, born in Uganda and expensively educated on America’s East Coast, can authentically represent a country he’s never lived in is debatable.

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After all, once they have been loved, fed, clothed, and educated, most children are well able to fashion their own entertainments, and the wise Mater and Pater will let them.

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She was not counted among the servants, for she was an educated person and had no household duties other than tending to the children.

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“They must not be very well educated, either. They don’t even know who their parents are.”

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Related Words

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