'Literate' definitions:

Definition of 'literate'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Able to read and write [ant: illiterate]
adjective
Versed in literature; dealing with literature [ant: illiterate]
adjective
Knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields; "computer literate"
noun
A person who can read and write [syn: literate, literate person]

Definition of 'Literate'

From: GCIDE
  • Literate \Lit"er*ate\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*[asl]t), a. [L. litteratus, literatus. See Letter.] Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered. [1913 Webster]
  • The literate now chose their emperor, as the military chose theirs. --Landor. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Literate'

From: GCIDE
  • Literate \Lit"er*ate\, n.
  • 1. One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A literary man. [1913 Webster]