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ed·u·cat·ed

   [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.
Origin:
1660–70; educate + -ed2

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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
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well-ed·u·cat·ed, adjective
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ed·u·cate

   [ej-oo-keyt] verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling.
2.
to qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling, practice, etc.; train: to educate someone for law.
3.
to provide schooling or training for; send to school.
4.
to develop or train (the ear, taste, etc.): to educate one's palate to appreciate fine food.
5.
to inform: to educate oneself about the best course of action.
verb (used without object)
6.
to educate a person or group: A television program that educates can also entertain.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin ēducātus brought up, taught (past participle of ēducāre), equivalent to ē- e- + -duc- lead + -ātus -ate1

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

Synonyms
1. instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate. See teach.

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educated (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd)
 
—adj
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)

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educate
mid-15c., from L. educatus, pp. of educare "bring up, rear, educate," which is related to educere "bring out," from ex- "out" + ducere "to lead" (see duke). Meaning "provide schooling" is first attested 1588 in Shakespeare.
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educated
pp. adj. from educate. As an abbreviated way to say well-educated, attested from 1855. Educated guess first attested 1954.
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