Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Literate has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
a person who can read and write
"After years of living off the grid, she finally realized how literate people had it easy when they could simply look up any information in a library."
A person who is able to read and write.
"Although she grew up in a remote village, her father ensured that every child became literate before starting school."
able to read and write
"After years of schooling, she finally became literate enough to read her grandfather's old letters without help."
versed in literature; dealing with literature
"The university hired a new professor who was not just well-read but truly literate, capable of dissecting obscure metaphysical poems with equal ease to modernist novels."
Able to read and write; having literacy.
"After years of tutoring, she finally became literate enough to read her own medical records without help."