Definition of literate

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Literate (n.) A literary man.

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Lettered :: Lettered (a.) Literate; educated; versed in literature.
Alliterate :: Alliterate (v. i.) To compose alliteratively; also, to constitute alliteration..
Syzygy :: Syzygy (n.) Any one of the segments of an arm of a crinoid composed of two joints so closely united that the line of union is obliterated on the outer, though visible on the inner, side..
Raze :: Raze (v. t.) To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
Agrammatist :: Agrammatist (n.) A illiterate person.
Thoracoplasty :: Thoracoplasty (n.) A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema..
Rasure :: Rasure (v.) A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a writing or print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an erasure..
Obliterate :: Obliterate (a.) Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.
Peasantlike :: Peasantlike (a.) Rude; clownish; illiterate.
Mesophl/um :: Mesophl/um (n.) The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated..
Deletive :: Deletive (a.) Adapted to destroy or obliterate.
Unlearned :: Unlearned (a.) Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate.
Unread :: Unread (a.) Not versed in literature; illiterate.
Confluent :: Confluent (a.) Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction..
Transliterate :: Transliterate (v. t.) To express or represent in the characters of another alphabet; as, to transliterate Sanskrit words by means of English letters..
Ain't :: Ain't () A contraction for are not and am not; also used for is not. [Colloq. or illiterate speech]. See An't.
Literate :: Literate (n.) One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders..
Illiteracy :: Illiteracy (n.) The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census..
Blot :: Blot (v. t.) To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence. Often figuratively; as, to blot out offenses..
Han''t :: Han't () A contraction of have not, or has not, used in illiterate speech. In the United States the commoner spelling is hain't..
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