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educated

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd//
  • United Kingdom//ˈɛdjuːkeɪtɪd//
  • Canada//ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd//
  • Canada/[ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪɾɪd]/

Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.

  2. 2

    Based on relevant information.

    an educated guess

    No matter what strategies you employ as you dissect each multiple-choice question and arrive at an educated answer, remember that you are looking for the best response, not only a correct one.

  3. 3

    Knowledgeable.

    She cast an educated eye over the antiques.

    an educated opinion

Etymology

From educate + -ed.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of educatesimple past and past participle of educate

Forms

comparative
more educated
superlative
most educated
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