educatedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɛdjᵿkeɪtᵻd/,

/ˈɛdʒᵿkeɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈɛdʒəˌkeɪdᵻd/

Forms: see educate v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: educate v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < educate v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier educate adj.

A. adj.

a. That has been educated (in various senses of the verb); esp. (of a person, the mind, etc.) that has received a good education. Frequently with modifying adverb, as badly, poorly, etc.half-, over-, privately-, well-educated: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught

taughta1382

learnedc1384

instructc1425

induct1481

informeda1500

educate?1533

instructed1552

schooled1557

educated1569

trained?1591

teached1639

scholared1830

formed1833

educationized1835

indoctrinated1870

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 692 Well and honorably educated, and in all kind of ciuilitie brought vp.

1670 R. Coke Disc. Trade 60 A Merchant better educated, and more conversant in Trade, may better understand it, than a Privy Counsellor, who is not so educated, and less conversant in it.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Tender-parnel, a very nicely Educated creature, apt to catch Cold upon the least blast of Wind.

1775 Town & Country Mag. Jan. 18/2 Though he pitied these wrong-headed parents, [he] felt more compassion for their..badly educated children.

1784 European Mag. & London Rev. Feb. 150/1 What so productive of exquisite misery as the shame and degradation of an educated, delicate, and feeling lady?

1815 G. Cockburn Voy. Cadiz & Gibraltar II. v. 100 The women are in general poorly educated.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 320 Lochiel..might indeed have seemed ignorant to educated and travelled Englishmen.

1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 411 But the Puritans were neither educated nor reverent.

1904 Harper's Bazar Mar. 259/1 I'm horribly poor,..badly educated, comparatively friendless, and until I met you, dreadfully shy.

1963 New Scientist 9 May 345 (advt.) Whilst ability to read Greek is not a requirement for this job, an educated and lively mind is.

2002 I. A. Pears Dream of Scipio (2003) 67 The chapel..was stone, and a more educated eye than Olivier's would have categorized it as Romanesque.

b. figurative and in extended use.In quot. 1842: trained into shape.

ΚΠ

a1770 C. Smart Poems (1791) II. 26 Cowslips, like topazes that shine, Close by the silver serpentine, Rude rustics which assert the bow'rs, Amidst the educated flow'rs.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Edwin Morris 131 Slight Sir Robert with his watery smile And educated whisker.

1932 Herald (Lethbridge, Alberta) 18 Feb. 7/3 The sugar beet has been called ‘the most educated plant in the world’ for by plant breeding..this root which originally carried around seven per cent sugar now runs as high as 25 per cent.

2009 Atlantic June 26/3 We chatted about ‘educated’ or ‘seasoned’ ice—chunk ice served with straight spirits and typically stout enough to stand up to two or three rounds.

c. As the second element in compounds: that has been educated in a specified place, (type of) institution, etc.college-, mission-, public school-, university-, etc.: see the first element.

ΚΠ

1824 Lit. Chron. & Weekly Rev. 18 Sept. 600/3 One would be almost led to believe, that a man who took a boarding-school-educated wife, had insured to himself repentance, shame, and misery.

1880 L. T. Townsend Fate of Republics iv. iii. 208 Boston-educated Archbishop Williams dares not take a stand against them in their present agitation of the school question.

1919 M. Bower & L. M. Lion Chinese Puzzle vii. 93 He tore open an envelope directed in that spidery hand of the convent-educated Frenchwoman.

1980 H. B. Wells Being Lucky xxi. 323 He was Oxford-educated, eloquently articulate, and impeccably groomed.

2008 Times (Nexis) 19 July (Sport section) 83 Jones's first championship meeting with his erstwhile colleagues was upstaged by an unknown, Bradford-educated seamer.

2. That has been acquired through education; resulting from education. Also: (of an opinion, etc.) based on an understanding of relevant facts or issues; informed.

ΚΠ

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. i. 184/2 These Britaines, although..vnmatchable to them in educated ciuilitie, yet [etc.].

1799 Missionary Mag. 18 Mar. 131 Although he should differ from me in certain modes of worship and educated opinions.

1801 S. J. Pratt Poor (1802) ii. 48 The step of breeding, and the port serene, The educated air, and fashion'd mein.

1832 Sporting Mag. Nov. 63/1 Many instances have I seen of something more than instinct in these animals.., that I must throw aside all educated prejudice, and allow them to have reason in a strong degree.

1871 R. H. Hutton Ess. II. 299 The indirectness, the allusiveness, the educated reticence of the artists.

1948 A. C. Kinsey et al. Sexual Behavior Human Male i. 3 An increasing number of persons would like to bring an educated intelligence into the consideration of such matters as sexual adjustments in marriage, [etc.].

1970 W. G. V. Balchin Geogr. iii. 28 Graphicacy is the educated skill that is developed from the visual-spatial ability of intelligence, as distinct from the verbal or numerical abilities.

2008 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 23 Jan. Does anyone..know enough about this guy to form an educated opinion of whether he's the right pick for the job?

3. Of an accent, manner of speech, etc.: (supposedly) characteristic of the educated classes; refined, proper.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > accent > [adjective] > of particular accents

broad?1533

plum-in-the-mouth1553

strong1735

educated1838

Kensingtonian1902

Morningside1953

cut glass1962

lock-jawed1974

1838 Christian Observer July 446 Smith must surely pronounce the u broadly, croompet—which, indeed, makes it long; but this is not according to the national standard of educated speaking.

1880 C. Findlay Cross Purposes v. 49 Strangers..were equally puzzled by the refined voice and educated accent and language of the blacksmith's wife.

1922 N.Y. Times 24 Aug. 6/1 On account of his distinguished bearing and educated manner of conversing, it was generally surmised that he had seen better days.

1972 Eng. Stud. 53 506 This type of pronunciation was vulgar or dialectal..but at least in some words it must have infiltrated educated speech.

2010 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 22 Aug. 90 As a cabinet minister, Crosland complained to one of his assistants that he sounded too ‘lah-di-dah’. The underling replied that he thought people liked an educated accent.

B. n.

1. A person who is being or has been educated; an educatee. rare.In later use chiefly in African contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > person being educated

educand1647

educated1672

educatee1818

1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. x. 107 It will be the Teachers care and Educateds endeavour.

1941 F. Hegley Behind God's Back xxxvii. 549 These African ‘educateds’ had received with joy the news that the secretariat was condemned.

1989 R. H. Bates Beyond Miracle of Market i. 31 Knowledge of genealogies, which fell within the province of the elder traditionalists rather than the young educateds.

2. With the and plural agreement. Educated people as a class.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > collectively

lettereda1382

learneda1568

virtuoso1613

literati1620

educated1672

clerisya1834

1672 O. Walker Of Educ. ii. i. 213 It concerns..Parents and Educators to see that the educated converse as much as may be, with his..superiors.

1770 Constantia xii. 40 The Tempers of the high and the low, the educated and the ignorant, could blend together in this turbulent world.

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park III. iii. 68 I could not preach, but to the educated .

1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 65 Turrible... Very common among the illiterate, and sometimes heard in the conversation of the educated.

1969 Times 22 Oct. (Ghana Suppl.) p. vii/4 Early marriage takes its toll of the educated and there are still fewer women than men at universities [in Ghana].

1994 T. Zeldin Intimate Hist. Humanity (1998) xv. 261 The educated have as poor a record for tolerance as the ignorant.

Compounds

educated class n. (in singular and plural) members of society who have received a good education; educated people considered collectively.

ΚΠ

1802 Monthly Mag. Suppl. No., 20 Jan. 574/2 Combinations of voters were formed, which often proposed to extend the right of suffrage to all the educated classes.

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. ix. 285 How deeply the prejudices of the multitude imbued the educated class also.

1937 W. B. Yeats Let. 8 Feb. (1954) 880 He says that in England the educated classes are politics-mad.

1992 Etc Montréal No. 20. 31/2 During the reform and counter-revolution the bourgeoisie and educated class were imprisoned and their property confiscated.

2001 New Yorker 28 May 136/2 Moses fell victim to the sterile categories of ‘naive’ and ‘outsider’ and ‘self-taught’—labels that the educated classes use to protect a culture of credentials.

educated guess n. a guess based on knowledge and experience and therefore likely to be correct.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] > a conjecture, guess > based on knowledge and experience

educated guess1869

best guess1877

1869 Authorized Rep. Church Congr. Liverpool 389 That educated guess, which..forestalls the truth, but with a faith which makes men willing patiently to work up to it.

1928 Times 28 Jan. 13/4 This estimate..cannot be regarded as much more than an educated guess—owing to the almost complete absence of any accurate statistical information.

2009 J. Irving Last Night in Twisted River xi. 339 ‘How long do we have, Ketchum?’ Danny asked. ‘Just give me an educated guess.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	educated
释义	educatedadj.n. Brit. /ˈɛdjᵿkeɪtᵻd/, /ˈɛdʒᵿkeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈɛdʒəˌkeɪdᵻd/ Forms: see educate v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: educate v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < educate v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier educate adj. A. adj. 1. a. That has been educated (in various senses of the verb); esp. (of a person, the mind, etc.) that has received a good education. Frequently with modifying adverb, as badly, poorly, etc.half-, over-, privately-, well-educated: see the first element. ΘΚΠ society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught taughta1382 learnedc1384 instructc1425 induct1481 informeda1500 educate?1533 instructed1552 schooled1557 educated1569 trained?1591 teached1639 scholared1830 formed1833 educationized1835 indoctrinated1870 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 692 Well and honorably educated, and in all kind of ciuilitie brought vp. 1670 R. Coke Disc. Trade 60 A Merchant better educated, and more conversant in Trade, may better understand it, than a Privy Counsellor, who is not so educated, and less conversant in it. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Tender-parnel, a very nicely Educated creature, apt to catch Cold upon the least blast of Wind. 1775 Town & Country Mag. Jan. 18/2 Though he pitied these wrong-headed parents, [he] felt more compassion for their..badly educated children. 1784 European Mag. & London Rev. Feb. 150/1 What so productive of exquisite misery as the shame and degradation of an educated, delicate, and feeling lady? 1815 G. Cockburn Voy. Cadiz & Gibraltar II. v. 100 The women are in general poorly educated. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 320 Lochiel..might indeed have seemed ignorant to educated and travelled Englishmen. 1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 411 But the Puritans were neither educated nor reverent. 1904 Harper's Bazar Mar. 259/1 I'm horribly poor,..badly educated, comparatively friendless, and until I met you, dreadfully shy. 1963 New Scientist 9 May 345 (advt.) Whilst ability to read Greek is not a requirement for this job, an educated and lively mind is. 2002 I. A. Pears Dream of Scipio (2003) 67 The chapel..was stone, and a more educated eye than Olivier's would have categorized it as Romanesque. b. figurative and in extended use.In quot. 1842: trained into shape. ΚΠ a1770 C. Smart Poems (1791) II. 26 Cowslips, like topazes that shine, Close by the silver serpentine, Rude rustics which assert the bow'rs, Amidst the educated flow'rs. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Edwin Morris 131 Slight Sir Robert with his watery smile And educated whisker. 1932 Herald (Lethbridge, Alberta) 18 Feb. 7/3 The sugar beet has been called ‘the most educated plant in the world’ for by plant breeding..this root which originally carried around seven per cent sugar now runs as high as 25 per cent. 2009 Atlantic June 26/3 We chatted about ‘educated’ or ‘seasoned’ ice—chunk ice served with straight spirits and typically stout enough to stand up to two or three rounds. c. As the second element in compounds: that has been educated in a specified place, (type of) institution, etc.college-, mission-, public school-, university-, etc.: see the first element. ΚΠ 1824 Lit. Chron. & Weekly Rev. 18 Sept. 600/3 One would be almost led to believe, that a man who took a boarding-school-educated wife, had insured to himself repentance, shame, and misery. 1880 L. T. Townsend Fate of Republics iv. iii. 208 Boston-educated Archbishop Williams dares not take a stand against them in their present agitation of the school question. 1919 M. Bower & L. M. Lion Chinese Puzzle vii. 93 He tore open an envelope directed in that spidery hand of the convent-educated Frenchwoman. 1980 H. B. Wells Being Lucky xxi. 323 He was Oxford-educated, eloquently articulate, and impeccably groomed. 2008 Times (Nexis) 19 July (Sport section) 83 Jones's first championship meeting with his erstwhile colleagues was upstaged by an unknown, Bradford-educated seamer. 2. That has been acquired through education; resulting from education. Also: (of an opinion, etc.) based on an understanding of relevant facts or issues; informed. ΚΠ 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. i. 184/2 These Britaines, although..vnmatchable to them in educated ciuilitie, yet [etc.]. 1799 Missionary Mag. 18 Mar. 131 Although he should differ from me in certain modes of worship and educated opinions. 1801 S. J. Pratt Poor (1802) ii. 48 The step of breeding, and the port serene, The educated air, and fashion'd mein. 1832 Sporting Mag. Nov. 63/1 Many instances have I seen of something more than instinct in these animals.., that I must throw aside all educated prejudice, and allow them to have reason in a strong degree. 1871 R. H. Hutton Ess. II. 299 The indirectness, the allusiveness, the educated reticence of the artists. 1948 A. C. Kinsey et al. Sexual Behavior Human Male i. 3 An increasing number of persons would like to bring an educated intelligence into the consideration of such matters as sexual adjustments in marriage, [etc.]. 1970 W. G. V. Balchin Geogr. iii. 28 Graphicacy is the educated skill that is developed from the visual-spatial ability of intelligence, as distinct from the verbal or numerical abilities. 2008 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 23 Jan. Does anyone..know enough about this guy to form an educated opinion of whether he's the right pick for the job? 3. Of an accent, manner of speech, etc.: (supposedly) characteristic of the educated classes; refined, proper. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > accent > [adjective] > of particular accents broad?1533 plum-in-the-mouth1553 strong1735 educated1838 Kensingtonian1902 Morningside1953 cut glass1962 lock-jawed1974 1838 Christian Observer July 446 Smith must surely pronounce the u broadly, croompet—which, indeed, makes it long; but this is not according to the national standard of educated speaking. 1880 C. Findlay Cross Purposes v. 49 Strangers..were equally puzzled by the refined voice and educated accent and language of the blacksmith's wife. 1922 N.Y. Times 24 Aug. 6/1 On account of his distinguished bearing and educated manner of conversing, it was generally surmised that he had seen better days. 1972 Eng. Stud. 53 506 This type of pronunciation was vulgar or dialectal..but at least in some words it must have infiltrated educated speech. 2010 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 22 Aug. 90 As a cabinet minister, Crosland complained to one of his assistants that he sounded too ‘lah-di-dah’. The underling replied that he thought people liked an educated accent. B. n. 1. A person who is being or has been educated; an educatee. rare.In later use chiefly in African contexts. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > person being educated educand1647 educated1672 educatee1818 1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. x. 107 It will be the Teachers care and Educateds endeavour. 1941 F. Hegley Behind God's Back xxxvii. 549 These African ‘educateds’ had received with joy the news that the secretariat was condemned. 1989 R. H. Bates Beyond Miracle of Market i. 31 Knowledge of genealogies, which fell within the province of the elder traditionalists rather than the young educateds. 2. With the and plural agreement. Educated people as a class. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > collectively lettereda1382 learneda1568 virtuoso1613 literati1620 educated1672 clerisya1834 1672 O. Walker Of Educ. ii. i. 213 It concerns..Parents and Educators to see that the educated converse as much as may be, with his..superiors. 1770 Constantia xii. 40 The Tempers of the high and the low, the educated and the ignorant, could blend together in this turbulent world. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park III. iii. 68 I could not preach, but to the educated . View more context for this quotation 1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 65 Turrible... Very common among the illiterate, and sometimes heard in the conversation of the educated. 1969 Times 22 Oct. (Ghana Suppl.) p. vii/4 Early marriage takes its toll of the educated and there are still fewer women than men at universities [in Ghana]. 1994 T. Zeldin Intimate Hist. Humanity (1998) xv. 261 The educated have as poor a record for tolerance as the ignorant. Compounds educated class n. (in singular and plural) members of society who have received a good education; educated people considered collectively. ΚΠ 1802 Monthly Mag. Suppl. No., 20 Jan. 574/2 Combinations of voters were formed, which often proposed to extend the right of suffrage to all the educated classes. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. ix. 285 How deeply the prejudices of the multitude imbued the educated class also. 1937 W. B. Yeats Let. 8 Feb. (1954) 880 He says that in England the educated classes are politics-mad. 1992 Etc Montréal No. 20. 31/2 During the reform and counter-revolution the bourgeoisie and educated class were imprisoned and their property confiscated. 2001 New Yorker 28 May 136/2 Moses fell victim to the sterile categories of ‘naive’ and ‘outsider’ and ‘self-taught’—labels that the educated classes use to protect a culture of credentials. educated guess n. a guess based on knowledge and experience and therefore likely to be correct. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] > a conjecture, guess > based on knowledge and experience educated guess1869 best guess1877 1869 Authorized Rep. Church Congr. Liverpool 389 That educated guess, which..forestalls the truth, but with a faith which makes men willing patiently to work up to it. 1928 Times 28 Jan. 13/4 This estimate..cannot be regarded as much more than an educated guess—owing to the almost complete absence of any accurate statistical information. 2009 J. Irving Last Night in Twisted River xi. 339 ‘How long do we have, Ketchum?’ Danny asked. ‘Just give me an educated guess.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1569
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