intellectedadj.
/ˈɪntᵻlɛktᵻd/, U.S. /ˈɪn(t)lˌɛktəd/ rare.
Of a person: endowed with intellect or understanding. Also (Philosophy): (of a thing) understood or interpreted by the faculty of reasoning.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > [adjective]
understandablea1382
understandinga1382
intellectivea1475
witted1528
receivable1548
intellectible1557
intelligenced1596
recipient1610
intelligential1646
susceptible1646
apprehending1656
open1672
intellected1791
receptive1817
1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. x. 229 In head, in voice, In body, and in bristles they became All swine, yet intellected as before.
1828 E. Mangin Reminisc. for Roman Catholics 26 In uninstructed Ireland, millions of learned and intellected men, are positively forbidden, under the penalties of mortal sin, to examine such books as would convince them of these true transactions.
1883 R. Mitra in tr. Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali (Asiatic Soc. Bengal) ii. 82 The soul..consists of sentience and nothing more... It, nevertheless, directly beholds intellected ideas, or is the percipient, of all ideas without any intervention.
1999 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 27 Feb. b7 Two actors in it play mentally retarded characters... For the duration of the film, we truly believe that these characters are, um, differently intellected.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1791