educated

  • 11educated — adjective 1 intelligent because you have been taught or trained somewhere: an educated and sensitive woman | Harvard educated/Oxford educated etc: a Harvard educated lawyer 2 having a high standard of judgement about art, literature etc: She has… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12educated — adjective Date: 1588 1. having an education; especially having an education beyond the average < educated speakers > 2. a. giving evidence of training or practice ; skilled < educated hands > b. befitting one that is educated < …

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  • 13educated — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ highly, very, well ▪ She seemed intelligent and well educated …

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  • 14educated — [ˈedjʊˌkeɪtɪd] adj an educated person has received a good education and has a lot of knowledge Ant: uneducated The people who work here are well educated and open minded.[/ex] • an educated guess a guess that is based on knowledge of the&#8230; …

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  • 15educated — /ej oo kay tid/, adj. 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. [1660 70; EDUCATE +&#8230; …

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  • 16educated — adj. highly, well; poorly educated * * * [ edjʊkeɪtɪd] poorly educated well highly …

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  • 17educated — [[t]e̱ʤʊkeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is educated has a high standard of learning. The general secretary of the TUC is an educated, amiable and decent man. Syn: learned …

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  • 18educated — adj. 1 having had an education, esp. to a higher level than average. 2 resulting from a (good) education (an educated accent). 3 based on experience or study (an educated guess) …

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  • 19Educated — educate ed u*cate ([e^]d [ u]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Educated} ([e^]d [ u]*k[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Educating} ([e^]d [ u]*k[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. educatus, p. p. of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to educate, fr.&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20educated — adjective her assistant was an educated and creative young man Syn: informed, literate, schooled, tutored, well read, learned, knowledgeable, enlightened; intellectual, academic, erudite, scholarly, cultivated, cultured; dated lettered …

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