educated

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adjective

having undergone education: educated people.
characterized by or displaying qualities of culture and learning.
based on some information or experience: an educated estimate of next year's sales.

Origin of educated

First recorded in 1660–70; educate + -ed²

Related formshalf-ed·u·cat·ed, adjectivenon·ed·u·cat·ed, adjectivequa·si-ed·u·cat·ed, adjectivesu·per·ed·u·cat·ed, adjectiveun·der·ed·u·cat·ed, adjectivewell-ed·u·cat·ed, adjective

educate

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verb (used with object), ed·u·cat·ed, ed·u·cat·ing.

to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling.
to qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling, practice, etc.; train: to educate someone for law.
to provide schooling or training for; send to school.
to develop or train (the ear, taste, etc.): to educate one's palate to appreciate fine food.
to inform: to educate oneself about the best course of action.

verb (used without object), ed·u·cat·ed, ed·u·cat·ing.

to educate a person or group: A television program that educates can also entertain.

Origin of educate

1580–90; < Latin ēducātus brought up, taught (past participle of ēducāre), equivalent to ē- e-¹ + -duc- lead + -ātus -ate¹

Related formso·ver·ed·u·cate, verb (used with object), o·ver·ed·u·cat·ed, o·ver·ed·u·cat·ing.pre·ed·u·cate, verb (used with object), pre·ed·u·cat·ed, pre·ed·u·cat·ing.

Synonym study

1. See teach.

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Examples from the Web for educated

Contemporary Examples

As a white, educated, Western, middle-class male, I possess most of the unearned privilege the world has to offer.
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January 4, 2015
This view is known as “theistic evolution” and is widely embraced by educated evangelicals.
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White, upper-middle-class, Ivy-League educated white men, however Great they are, are falling out of power.
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December 21, 2014
The family was English Catholic and Alfred, like his brother and sister, was raised in the faith, educated by Jesuits.
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December 13, 2014
Girls who are educated give back to their communities; they become change agents and leaders.
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Paula Kweskin
December 9, 2014

Historical Examples

If your cows don't like it, they'll have to be educated up to it.
Chip, of the Flying U
B. M. Bower
Her first husband must have been a man who greatly refined and educated her.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
Like most educated Russians, he spoke English with barely an accent.
The Underdog
F. Hopkinson Smith
But Mrs. Ormond told me that you loved me, and that you had educated me to be your wife.
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Maria Edgeworth
The boy was educated at a school in Durham, and at the University of Edinburgh.
Heroes of the Telegraph
J. Munro

British Dictionary definitions for educated

educated

adjective

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

educate

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to impart knowledge by formal instruction to (a pupil); teach
to provide schooling for (children)I have educated my children at the best schools
to improve or develop (a person, judgment, taste, skills, etc)
to train for some particular purpose or occupation

Word Origin

C15: from Latin ēducāre to rear, educate, from dūcere to lead

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Word Origin and History for educated

adj.

1660s, past participle adjective from educate (v.). As an abbreviated way to say well-educated, attested from 1855. Educated guess first attested 1954.

educate

v.

mid-15c., "bring up (children), train," from Latin educatus, past participle of educare "bring up, rear, educate," which is related to educere "bring out, lead forth," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Meaning "provide schooling" is first attested 1580s. Related: Educated; educating.

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Origin of educate

Synonym study

Examples from the Web for educated

Contemporary Examples

As a white, educated, Western, middle-class male, I possess most of the unearned privilege the world has to offer.

This view is known as “theistic evolution” and is widely embraced by educated evangelicals.

White, upper-middle-class, Ivy-League educated white men, however Great they are, are falling out of power.

The family was English Catholic and Alfred, like his brother and sister, was raised in the faith, educated by Jesuits.

Girls who are educated give back to their communities; they become change agents and leaders.

Historical Examples

If your cows don't like it, they'll have to be educated up to it.

Her first husband must have been a man who greatly refined and educated her.

Like most educated Russians, he spoke English with barely an accent.

But Mrs. Ormond told me that you loved me, and that you had educated me to be your wife.

The boy was educated at a school in Durham, and at the University of Edinburgh.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for educated

adj.

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