educated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb give an education to
   educate.
   
   • We must educate our youngsters better
2. verb create by training and teaching
   educate; train; develop; prepare.
   
   • The old master is training world-class violinists
   • we develop the leaders for the future
3. verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
   educate; civilise; school; train; cultivate; civilize.
   
   • Cultivate your musical taste
   • Train your tastebuds
   • She is well schooled in poetry
4. adjective possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
   
5. adjective satellite characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved
   enlightened.
   
   • an educated guess
   • an enlightened electorate

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