Origin and history of educated

educated(adj.)

1660s, past-participle adjective from educate (v.). As an abbreviated way to say well-educated, attested from 1855. Educated guess first attested 1954.

also from 1660s

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educate(v.)

mid-15c., educaten, "bring up (children), to train," from Latin educatus, past participle of educare "bring up, rear, educate" (source also of Italian educare, Spanish educar, French éduquer), which is a frequentative of or otherwise related to educere "bring out, lead forth," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + ducere "to lead" (from PIE root *deuk- "to lead"). The meaning "provide schooling" is attested by 1580s. Related: Educated; educating.

According to "Century Dictionary," educere, of a child, is "usually with reference to bodily nurture or support, while educare refers more frequently to the mind," and, "There is no authority for the common statement that the primary sense of education is to 'draw out or unfold the powers of the mind.' "

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overeducated(adj.)

also over-educated, "educated to excess or too long or beyond what is necessary," 1788, from over- + educated.

self-educated(adj.)

"educated by one's own efforts alone, without regular training," 1761, from self- + educated.

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