- literate⇄adj. 1. able to read and write.
Ex. The literate person can find out from books what the person who cannot read must find out for himself or be told.
2. acquainted with literature; educated; literary.
(SYN) lettered. - literate⇄adv. literately.
- literate⇄literate, adjective, noun.
- literate⇄noun literateness.
- literate⇄noun 1. a person who can read and write.
Ex. The number of literates in the United States has been increasing until most can now read and write.
2. an educated person.