English Explanatory Dictionary

educated

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.
  2. Based on relevant information.
  3. Knowledgeable.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of educate

Pronunciation

/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/ /ˈɛdjuːkeɪtɪd/ [ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪɾɪd] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-educated.wav

Word forms

educated more educated most educated

Etymology

From educate + -ed.

Antonyms

noneducated uneducated

Derived words

educated beyond one's intelligence educated guess educated incapacity educatedness hypereducated ineducated my very educated mother just served us nachos my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins my very educated mother just served us noodles noneducated overeducated over-educated self-educated semieducated under-educated undereducated uneducated well-educated
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